Elizabeth Reiner

Elizabeth (who also goes by Liz) was called to become a midwife after her own gentle, family-centered birth-center birth experience of her daughter in 2002. She was blessed to experience how empowering birth and midwifery care could be and it has been her joy to hold that sacred space for the families she has served since 2002.

In 2008 she met her husband Andrew, got married in 2010, and in 2011 she finished up her studies as a student midwife and had a beautiful water birth of her son. In 2012 she sat for her NARM board exam to become a Certified Professional Midwife.

Elizabeth was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Northern VA. She moved to Maryland in 2004 and has lived in the country in Frederick County since 2014.

When she isn’t caring for her client families, you can find Liz enjoying time in nature with her husband Andrew and her 2 children, baking sourdough bread or cooking, and playing with her 3 doggies. In addition to birth, she is also passionate about helping people and dogs address the root causes of aging and disease through cellular activation.

Fun facts about Liz:

  • Her BA was in fine arts with a minor in religion (yes, there was birth-themed artwork, even back then)

  • She’s older than everyone usually thinks she is

  • Favorite exercise: Zumba, tennis, cross-country skiing

Certified Professional Midwife, Maryland Licensed Direct Entry Midwife #00007, Owner/Founder Of Shifrah’s Sisters

Professional Acomplishments

Experience, Certifications and Educational Background

  • Attended over 555 births as of 10/25

  • Certified in CPR and neonatal resuscitation (NRP) (recertified at least every 2 years); continually furthering her education about all aspects of the childbearing year and emergency procedures. CPM certification and MD licensure requires a minimum of 10 CEUs annually, along with peer review, which Elizabeth attends monthly.

  • 2025 Current President of The Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM), former Vice President and Secretary and active member.

  • 2017 Elizabeth became Licensed Direct-Entry Midwife #00007, one of the first midwives licensed in Maryland after working for the passage of the law for 7+ years prior.

  • 2015-2022, CPM Vice Chair and Committee Member of the State of Maryland’s Midwifery Advisory Committee.

  • 2013 became a Certified BOLD Method for Birth facilitator.

  • 2012 became a Certified Professional Midwife through the Portfolio Evaluation Process and a licensed midwife in Virginia.

  • 2009-2011, studied with CPM Judi Mentzer, CPM Marilee Pinkleton with the Institute of Holistic Midwifery, and completed my apprenticeship with CNMs Mairi Rothman and Erin Fulham of M.A.M.A.S.

  • 2005-2007, organized and trained at two Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE--now called toLabor) birth assistant workshops; attended the Full Circle Doula training by Shafia Monroe’s International Center for Traditional Childbearing and became a La Leche League Breastfeeding Peer Counselor.

  • 2005, began assisting the CNMs of BirthCare and Women’s Health in Alexandria, VA as well as apprenticing with traditional homebirth midwife, CPM Karen Carr.

Elizabeth is a strong believer in the Midwifery Model of Care and enjoys providing it for the families we serve.