STUDENT MIDWIFE

Morgan Coulter has been involved in birth work on and off for 12 years as a doula and birth educator. A few years ago she felt the calling to become a midwife and has since jumped in with both feet. She began her schooling at Midwives College of Utah, and recently transferred to National Midwifery Institute to better support her learning. She works with us in the clinic twice a week and looks forward to assisting at births soon, preparing for when she gets to catch her first baby!

When she’s not attending clinic, Morgan enjoys hanging out with her husband and their four kids, whom she homeschools part-time. She also enjoys seeing Broadway shows, introducing her kids to classic 80s movies, and playing board games any chance she gets.

BIRTH ASSISTANT & STUDENT MIDWIFE

In early 2021, in the middle of the pandemic, I walked into Pure Births for the very first time. I remember feeling an immediate sense of peace—I knew deep in my heart that this was where I would one day have my baby. When that moment came, my birth experience was nothing short of otherworldly. It revealed to me just how angelic and powerful midwives truly are.

That transformative experience called me into birth work. Since then, I’ve had the honor of supporting mothers and midwives through labor and postpartum. Each moment I spend at a birth is a sacred one—there’s an indescribable sense of purpose I feel when holding space for others in those tender and powerful transitions.

I’ve also completed a three-year-long breastfeeding journey, which further deepened my passion for supporting pregnancy and parenting. I strongly believe in physiological birth and the midwifery model of care. I am CPR and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certified and committed to continually learning and growing in this field. I believe deeply in women and their innate ability to birth.

When I’m not at a birth, you can find me with my family, raising children and chickens on our little homestead.

REGISTERED NURSE

Lauren was born and raised in California but comes from a family of Salvadoran immigrants. She has been inspired by strong women and mothers for as long as she can remember, especially her own mother. From a young age, she was passionate about women’s health and knew she would one day pursue a career working with mothers and babies.

She graduated high school in 2018 and began studying pre-nursing at CSU Channel Islands. She was then admitted into their high-ranking nursing program in 2020. Entering the field during the peak of COVID-19 was challenging, but Lauren was able to make a difference in many patients’ hospital stays during those uncertain times.

Lauren connected with Pure Births in search of clinical experiences in the maternal-child health setting. She had no idea how quickly she would fall in love with holistic pregnancy care and midwifery practice. Lauren was able to take her knowledge from the Pure Births/midwifery model of care and advocate for moms delivering in the hospital during her labor and delivery rotation in nursing school.

Lauren graduated in 2023 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). She hopes to get a nursing job in labor and delivery and continue to advocate for mothers to have control over their births and bodies in the hospital. She also plans to continue assisting with births because of how much she loves the Pure Births community and learning alongside the midwives. She is continuously inspired by the way they empower women through their care.

Lauren plans to eventually pursue her master's degree in nursing practice and become a CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife). She feels she has found her calling in the world of midwifery and is eager to further her education in this area of practice.

When she’s not studying for her next exam or helping out at Pure Births, Lauren enjoys cooking plant-based foods, spending time with her family, traveling, and reading.

Lauren’s favorite birth quote is “it is not just the making of a baby, but also the making of a mother that is the miracle of birth.”