Certified Nurse Midwives
Elizabeth Smith-Tyko, CNM, Director and Owner
Elizabeth Smith-Tyko, CNM, MSN, is the Director/Owner of the Santa Rosa Birth Center. Elizabeth received her Master’s Degree from Vanderbilt University in 1998, and relocated to Northern California to begin her midwifery career. She practiced full-scope midwifery in Santa Rosa and Marin County for seven years, delivering over 700 babies during that time. Most recently, Elizabeth focused her clinical attention to caring for women with infertility, working in the only comprehensive, fertility practice in Sonoma County. After seven years in this capacity, Elizabeth found that she could no longer resist the call of midwifery, and joined the excellent team of midwives at the Women’s Health and Birth Center in 2012. In October, 2013, Elizabeth assumed the role of Director and Owner and endeavored to revitalize and build upon the 20-year legacy of the birth center. Thus, Santa Rosa Birth Center was born.
Elizabeth enjoys caring for women throughout their lifespan & is looking forward to expanding the services of The Santa Rosa Birth Center. She is committed to serving a diverse population of women and expanding midwifery care to families both in the birth center and in the hospital. In addition to traditional midwifery care, Elizabeth has a special interest in fertility treatment and the care of women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Through all of her care, Elizabeth is dedicated to empowering women through compassion and education.
Elizabeth is married to Len Tyko, also a Santa Rosa healthcare provider, with whom she has four children. She spends most of her free-time mothering these independent spirits, but occasionally finds time to indulge her creativity with her crafting, knitting and crocheting. Elizabeth loves to eat, but hates to cook, and thinks dessert is the best part of a meal. Elizabeth is passionate about her calling as both a mother and a midwife and is excited to lead the birth center into the next stage.
Nikki Schuster, CNM
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Elaine Christian, CNM
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Simone Tolmie, CNM
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Registered Nurses & Birth Assistants
Laura Hutchins, RN
Tracy Lough, LN
Emily O’Keefe, RN
Client Services
Sacha Lepley, Financial Counselor
Tricia DeCarli, Community Outreach Coordinator, Doula, Midwife Assistant
Katie Bartunek, Educator
Haley Antonini, MA, Midwife Assistant
Tiffany Lacey, Doula, Midwife Assistant