Ashley Kruse (she/her)

I discovered midwifery while living in the Yukon shortly after finishing a degree in Psychology at UBC.  Although I thought I wanted to work in mental health, midwifery seemed to pop up everywhere I turned.  Soon there were stacks of books on pregnancy and childbirth all over the house and after completing my doula training, I was hooked.  Over the next several years I travelled to many corners of the globe and completed a degree in Midwifery in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine.

I am awed by the physiological transformation of pregnancy and inspired by the personal, social, and cultural transformation of becoming a parent.  My appreciation of this was magnified by the births of my daughters, with the help of midwives, in 2008, 2012 and 2016. 

To my practice of midwifery, I bring a deep commitment to respecting and supporting people to make choices about their care.  I look forward to getting to know you and sharing in your journey through pregnancy, birth, and parenthood.