Intrapartum Care Expert Witnesses

Santa Monica , California

Midwife, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), Birth Injury/Trauma, OB/GYN NP, Informed Consent, Women’s Health NP, HIE, OB Triage, Fetal Monitoring, Labor and Delivery, VBAC/TOLAC, High-Risk Pregnancy, Medical Record Review, Intrapartum Care, Maternal Morbidity, Obstetric Emergencies, Contraception, Shoulder Dystocia, Postpartum Hemorrhage

I am a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in obstetric, midwifery, nursing, and women’s health care across hospital, birth center, and outpatient settings. I have practiced the full scope of midwifery and obstetric care within large integrated health systems and academic medical centers, including Kaiser Permanente facilities throughout Southern California. My clinical expertise includes labor and delivery management, intrapartum risk assessment, fetal monitoring interpretation, obstetric triage, postpartum care, and collaborative management of complications with obstetricians. I have extensive experience working in high-volume labor and delivery units with standardized policies and procedures, including escalation of care, consultation, and transfer processes. My background also includes cesarean first assist, obstetric ultrasound, contraceptive procedures, lactation support, and perinatal loss care. Since 2012, I h...

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Midwife, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Obstetrics, Labor & Delivery, Birth Injury, Birth Trauma, Maternal Morbidity & Mortality, Shoulder Dystocia, Fetal Heart Rate, Hemorrhage, Prenatal Care, Intrapartum Care, Postpartum Care, Women's Health, Neonatal Care, Newborn Tongue Tie Revisions, Limited OBGYN Sonography, Cesarean First Assisting

I am a Doctor of Nursing Practice. I have 6 degrees in nursing and midwifery. I am a Certified Nurse Midwife, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Leader, and Registered Nurse. I am certified through the American Midwifery Certification Board, North American Registry of Midwives, and National Certification Corporation. I am also certified in electronic fetal monitoring, basic life support, neonatal transitioning (STABLE), and neonatal resuscitation (NRP). I am skilled to first assist in cesarean surgeries, and perform limited OB-GYN sonography. I have been a clinical assistant professor at an academic medical center. I launched and directed a faculty midwife service for midwives to educate OBGYN residents and medical students at another large facility. I have personally taught OBGYN residents, medical students, midwives, nurse practitioners, nurses, and doulas in clinical and didactic settings. I have been a principal investigator and advisor for OBGYN resident resea...

New York, New York

Midwife, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Certified Nurse Midwife, Fetal Monitoring, Deviations in Midwifery Standards, Perinatal Care, VBAC/TOLAC, Antepartum Care, Labor and Delivery, Home Birth, Standards of Care, CNM, Intrapartum Care, Postpartum Care, Midwifery Standards of C, Obstetrics, Informed Consent, High-Risk Pregnancy, Medical Record Review, OB/GYN NP

Risa L. Klein, MSN, CNM, is a Certified Nurse Midwife with more than twenty years of clinical experience providing full-scope midwifery care in hospital-based, home birth, collaborative, academic, and consulting environments. Her background includes antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and gynecologic care, as well as extensive experience co-managing high-risk pregnancies in collaboration with obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Throughout her career, she has practiced within established midwifery and obstetric standards of care, emphasizing patient safety, clinical judgment, interdisciplinary communication, and evidence-based decision-making. In addition to hospital-based practice, Ms. Klein maintained a solo private practice midwifery model that included physician collaboration and co-management, providing comprehensive care while coordinating consultation, referral, and escalation of care when clinically indicated. Her clinical experience spans both routine and...