Our Team
We proudly support The Midwives Model of Care™ and physiological birth, which is rooted in the belief that pregnancy and birth are natural life processes.
Our Approach.
Our approach focuses on monitoring the physical, psychological, and social well-being of each mother throughout the childbearing journey. We provide personalized education, counseling, and prenatal care, along with continuous, hands-on support during labor and delivery, and comprehensive postpartum care. By minimizing unnecessary technological interventions and carefully identifying when obstetrical care is needed, we strive to create a safe, mother-led empowering birth experience that reduces the need for medical intervention and trauma.
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIFE, FEMM/FEMM TEEN CERTIFIED EDUCATOR, OWNER
Jennifer Green, LM, CPM
Jennifer's passion for midwifery lies in building deep trust with families during prenatal appointments, exploring the impact of nutrition and exercise on labor, birth, and postpartum healing. She finds magic in hearing a baby’s heartbeat and witnessing the powerful moment when a mother first sees her baby. Jennifer’s journey began in 2001 with the home births of her three sons, solidifying her trust in the female body and her calling to midwifery. After years of teaching childbirth classes and working as a doula, she became a licensed midwife in 2014, following an extensive apprenticeship. Jennifer continues to enhance her skills through ongoing education, dedicated to providing the best care through Seven Cities Midwifery.
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIFE
Sydney Mustard cherishes the honor of being invited into the sacred space of birth, witnessing the miracle of life and the empowerment of parents. Her midwifery journey began with an administrative role at a hospital maternity center, deepening her passion for labor, delivery, and postpartum care. After becoming a mother to four children, three caught by midwives, she served as a certified Doula for over a decade before earning her midwifery certification in 2021. Sydney is committed to lovingly serving families and embracing the calling that began years ago.
Sydney Mustard, LM, CPM
PELVIC FLOOR THERAPIST
Liz Martin, PT, DPT, MTC, CMTPT
Liz’s favorite part about being a birth worker is spending time with other women and moms. She finds it a privilege to walk through such an intimate, transformational time with them,as it was a period of her own life that she experienced so much change, growth, and highs and lows. She appreciates how sacred it is and she enjoys helping to empower other women, helping them feel seen, heard, and supported. After earning her BS in Kinesiology from UVA in 2009, Liz went on to her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT) degree from University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in 2011. Next came her Manual Therapy Certification (MCT) in 2012, and she continued with dry needling certification (CMPT), and started her pelvic floor therapy courses in 2016. In 2019, she started the Mama PT Instagram page and opened her business in 2020.
Tess Rogers
Tess Rogers loves witnessing the unique moment when a mother first meets her baby, a powerful experience she feels honored to be part of. Drawn to babies and pregnant mothers from a young age, Tess naturally became a doula, first witnessing a hospital birth in 2015, which ignited her passion for advocating for mothers. She began her midwifery apprenticeship in Virginia Beach while studying at Mercy In Action College of Midwifery. Her journey has taken her to Africa, where she exchanged birth practices with local midwives. Tess graduated in August 2024 from midwifery college and is awaiting her national examination. Tess is excited to continue as a birth assistant and prenatal office assistant with Seven Cities Midwifery Care, passionately advocating for women to trust and feel empowered in their births.
BIRTH ASSISTANT
BIRTH ASSISTANT
Amanda Warring
Amanda loves to witness a mom and dad’s love as they experience birthing together, watching it grow and evolve through the birth of their child. “I had two home births, my first was very hard and I was under-prepared, but for my second one I was mentally prepared and it was a better experience.” As her interest in the birthing process grew, Amanda listened to her friends’ birth stories and knew she could help. She became a doula, and is continuing the journey in nursing school with the goal of becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife.
Amanda earned her doula certification in 2022 through Birthworker Academy, and is currently attending Averett University. Freedom Birth Company is Amanda’s birth and postpartum doula business serving the Hampton Roads area. Amanda is a former Marine Corps Officer and SCMC home birth client.