Teri M. Mitchell
Dr. Teri M. Mitchell, DNP, APN[a 1], CNM[a 2], IBCLC[a 3], has dual certifications as a Certified Nurse-Midwife and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is the owner and provider at BundleBorn Midwifery, a full-scope midwifery and lactation practice in Frisco, Texas. She primarily attends to women who choose to birth at home.
Dr. Mitchell is a passionate human rights activist and intactivist. She is a board member of the professional organization Nurses for the Rights of the Child, and has helped develop Your Whole Baby materials for midwives. In her home state, she co-manages North Texas Natural Parenting. She can be found at local festivals and international conferences, educating parents and professionals about the practice of male infant circumcision in the United States.[1]
Dr. Michell believes expectant parents should "receive accurate information about the benefits and risks of circumcision as well as the benefits and risks of having an intact foreskin" when making a decision about elective infant circumcision."[2] Routine infant circumcision no longer exists under American law.
Dr. Mitchell is member of the Advisory Board of Your Whole Baby.
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Publications
Her doctoral capstone study was dedicated to educating expecting parents, in hopes that they could make a well-informed and confident decision for their baby. The results of her study were published in
Mitchell TM, Beal C. Shared Decision Making for Routine Infant Circumcision: A Pilot Study. The Journal of Perinatal Education. 2015; 24(3): 188-200(13). PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
See also
Abbreviations
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Advanced practice nurse
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021. (The National Council of State Boards of Nursing along with other nursing authorities and organizations recommend the use of the term and acronym Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).) - ↑
Certified Nurse‐Midwife
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021. - ↑
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
References
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Your Whole Baby - Advisory Board
. Retrieved 29 October 2019. - ↑ Mitchell TM, Beal C. Shared Decision Making for Routine Infant Circumcision: A Pilot Study. The Journal of Perinatal Education. 2015; 24(3): 188-200(13). PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 29 October 2019.