Nicole Lavallee, LMT, LM, CPM dreamed of becoming a midwife since the age of ten, and has taught and supported women in childbirth since 1992. She was certified as a Bradley Childbirth Educator in 1993, as a labor assistant in 1998 through ALACE, and as an EMT in 2001. Most recently, Nicole graduated from Southeastern School of Massage in 2012 and is now a Licensed Massage Therapist.

Nicole was trained as a midwife under a traditional apprenticeship model, and is currently certified as a Licensed Midwife through SC DHEC and a Certified Professional Midwife through the North American Registry of Midwives. She is also former assistant Director of Jamaica Birth, an educational program committed to providing birth practitioners with a comprehensive variety of clinical experiences.

Nicole has three homebirthed children, now grown, and was privileged to be present for the hospital birth of her adopted daughter. She has attended well over 300 births as midwife, apprentice, birth assistant, labor support and photographer in homes, birth centers and United States and Caribbean hospitals over the years.