Creating a Strong Home Birth Practice Team
Everything you need to know for recruiting, hiring, and training your best team possible!
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A home birth is a uniquely sacred event which is why being trusted to assist is such a huge honor! Our clients are counting on us to help them with this beautiful yet vulnerable moment in their lives. We need to make sure we do everything to make this a positive experience for everyone. And while our expertise might be what brought our clients to us, our home birth team is what’s going to keep the delivery running smoothly.
We developed our course, Creating a Strong Home Birth Practice Team, to fill your practice with incredible employees. We know how intimidating it can be to find the right staff members, and we want to give you the keys to make it possible. This 12-hour-long course is filled with invaluable information teaching you all about how to search for and hire the best candidates. You’ll be taught by Leslie Cornwell, a certified nurse midwife who has spent nearly two decades building experience in the healthcare field. Leslie has worked with some positively amazing midwives while assisting them in growing their practice, and she’s here to do the same for you!
We’re going to discuss staffing basics such as hiring and firing as well as drafting contracts before we dive into lessons specific to our field. You’ll learn how to find midwives, how to interview them, and how to train them for your own practice. We’re also going to get into hiring support staff such as birth assistants, collaborating physicians, and office managers who will fill in any gaps. We are confident that by the end of this class, you’ll be completely ready to hire the professionals who will make your home birth practice thrive!
At Empowering Midwifery Education, we want to ensure you’re constantly learning and growing! Once you buy this course, you’ll have lifetime access and can revisit as needed. You’ll have access to any future course updates free of charge. The class is virtual and gives you the ability to learn at your own pace so you can fit it around your busy schedule. You’ll also be able to ask questions throughout and get answers from our expert instructors. We can’t wait to help you unlock your potential by equipping you with knowledge!
Your Instructor
Leslie Cornwell, CNM is a certified nurse-midwife, educator, and consultant dedicated to advancing accessible, evidence-based midwifery and women’s health care. With extensive clinical experience across home birth, birth center, and hospital settings, Leslie brings a practical, real-world approach to education that bridges clinical excellence with sustainable practice management.
As the founder of multiple education and consulting platforms—including Empowering Midwifery Education and Midwifery Business Consultation—Leslie has trained and mentored midwives, nurses, physicians, and birth professionals nationwide. Her courses are known for translating complex clinical guidelines, policies, and systems into clear, actionable tools that providers can confidently implement in their own practices.
Leslie is especially passionate about expanding scope, improving clinical confidence, and supporting midwives in building thriving, ethical, and financially sustainable practices. Through her Teachable courses, she combines clinical expertise, policy development, and real-life case application to empower providers at every stage of their professional journey.