FOUNDER

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Amy has spent her adult life living in various areas of the United States as well as overseas. She is married to a Southern Gentleman and has a blended family of 7 children and two grand-babies.

Amy's experience in birth work began with working as a birth doula (2003), childbirth educator (2004), postpartum doula (2010) and breastfeeding counselor (2013) 12 years before she followed her resolve to become a midwife. Amy graduated cum laude from the Midwives College of Utah with her Bachelor of Science in Midwifery. During her education, she gained clinical experience with midwives in Singapore, Utah, Germany, and Virginia. Amy is certified with the North American Registry of Midwives as a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) - the only type of care provider trained exclusively in community birth. She is licensed under the Virginia Board of Medicine as a Licensed Midwife. Amy founded Resolve Birth Services in 2020 and is currently working toward degrees in counseling and child and family development to be better able to serve her clients and community.
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In Amy's spare time, she enjoys being barefoot in nature, gardening, knitting, creating, reading, and exploring. Every day she works intently to love justice, seek mercy and walk humbly (Micah 6:8).

STAFF MIDWIFE

Maika is excited to bring her passion for holistic, family-centered maternity care to the team at Resolve Birth Services. Originally born and raised in Germany, she relocated to the United States with her husband and daughter in 2017. The birth of her second baby served as the ultimate catalyst for her career in birth work. Experiencing the profound impact of supportive, autonomous maternity care firsthand with her third birth, inspired her to dedicate her life to serving growing families as a midwife.

In 2021, Maika became a certified doula and went on to found her own doula agency, which she still successfully owns and operates today. Driven to provide comprehensive community support, she also became a certified childbirth educator and certified with the Body Ready Method to deepen her knowledge of birth physiology and pelvic biomechanics. To expand into clinical care, she later completed a comprehensive midwifery apprenticeship through the NARM Portfolio Evaluation Process (PEP) and with a local midwifery practice to earn her credentials as a certified professional midwife (CPM) in early 2026.

As a staff midwife, Maika draws on her diverse experience in birth work to partner with families, offering the clinical skills and physiological support they need to feel empowered. When she isn't catching babies or supporting families, she is an avid traveler who loves exploring new places, baking, reading, and spending time outside. Above all, she cherishes simply relaxing and enjoying quality time with her husband and three children.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Ryan came to Resolve in 2023, after working with Amy previously. She started out as a doula in 2008, then transitioned to midwifery in 2013. She has done birth doula work, taught childbirth education, served as a volunteer and Board member for Birth Matters Virginia, led an ICAN chapter, and gone through training with Postpartum Support VA, as well as several other organizations with aims to improve maternal mortality and family dynamics. She is currently stepping back from midwifery to focus on her youngest.

She has 4 children, all of whom were born with midwives in the area, and the last was born at home. She believes in trauma-informed care and that the bonds babies form with their families during infancy play a significant role in shaping who they are throughout their entire lives. She believes that better care for all families strengthens them individually, and subsequently, society as a whole.  

When she’s not working on equity and access to better care or other continuing education, she loves spending time with her kids and dog.  She raises show bunnies, with the challenge of improving genetics in her herd being a top priority. She loves Tolkien and nerdy stuff, console and PC gaming, crochet, Cricut, cooking, and crafting.