Linda Glenn, CNM, PMHNP, MPH, MN
Professional Home Birth Midwife
Linda is a Certified Nurse Midwife and began
practicing midwifery in 1975 in the deep South. She worked in rural areas in several southeastern states (the Mississippi
Delta, the Appalachian region of Kentucky, and North Carolina). In North Carolina, Linda helped write and successfully pass
legislation establishing a separate licensing board for nurse-midwives. She also developed the first birth center in North
Carolina as well as establishing a safe system of care for patients choosing home birth. In 1985, Linda moved to Gallup, New
Mexico, and worked with Native American populations. During those years, she worked with the University of New Mexico School of Nursing to establish a B.S.N. completion program for Registered Nurses and steered the nursing program into its first accreditation
review by the National League for Nurses. Linda arrived in Portland in 1988 to pursue post-graduate education and has remained
here since working as a faculty midwife with OHSU and attending home births. She provides mental health services to her clients as well. For relaxation, Linda loves to read
and work on needlework projects. She is an excellent cook and a decent carpenter. She also shares a love of outdoor activities
with her adult son.
Wendy Hughes, CPM, LDM
Professional Home Birth Midwife
CranioSacral Therapy for Infants
Wendy grew up in northern Minnesota and received her degree in chemical engineering from the
University of North Dakota. She embarked on a twisty career path that included refinery engineering in Minneapolis,
corporate recruiting in Kansas, and human resources in Portland. Wendy finally discovered her calling to midwifery in
2001. She trained and worked as a doula, then entered Seattle Midwifery School's three-year program and graduated in Fall 2005 with the Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership.
As part of her midwifery education, Wendy apprenticed with Linda for two years, as well as with a very busy practice in Seattle
and in a high-volume hospital with midwives on the island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific. She has also studied CranioSacral Therapy for infants under Carol Gray and is qualified to treat children up to 2 years of age. Wendy is a Certified Professional Midwife and
is licensed in the states of Oregon and Washington. She is a member of Seattle Midwifery School's Board of Directors
and continues to remain active at SMS as an instructor, teaching assistant and tutor for upcoming midwifery students.
She is also an active member of the MANA Division of Research and enjoys paragliding and salsa dancing in her spare time.
