FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

Midwife, RN, MA, LPCC

As a midwifery care recipient for her three sons’ births, Meria hopes everyone can have the choice of birth center midwifery care. A BA in psychology and education preceded her midwifery study through New Mexico’s direct entry program. Meria has an RN and MA in counseling psychology. In addition to a home birth practice she was also Mothering magazine’s Birth and Midwifery editor for five years. She was a New Mexico State Maternity Program Director and a counselor in Santa Fe High School’s teen pregnancy program.

Founding the birth center required some luck, a dogged perseverance, and trust that no matter how many hurdles, the birth center has a vital role in Santa Fe’s birth community. And grace. No small amount of grace.

When not fussing over the birth center, Meria is walking her two Bernese Mountain Dogs, studying French, practicing yoga and playing piano with her grandchildren.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Brooke Gabrielle Cleverley brings a unique blend of medical expertise and a heartfelt passion for natural birth to her role as the Administrative Director of Santa Fe Birth Center. Her professional journey began in Pharmacy, where she worked as a Home Infusion Pharmacy Technician for four years, developing a strong foundation in healthcare and client care.

After welcoming two children, Brooke embraced the role of a stay-at-home mother for four years. This transformative period deepened her appreciation for the miracle of birth and ignited a passion for supporting families during this critical life stage.

Motivated by her love for natural birth and her dedication to helping others, Brooke joined the Santa Fe Birth Center team, where she now oversees operations, ensuring that families receive compassionate and personalized care throughout their birthing journeys.

LEAD MIDWIFE

Licensed Midwife, New Mexico

Sara’s midwifery practice marries ancient traditions with modern techniques. Her ten years of midwifery experience began in southern California where she attended over 400 births at home, and in high volume birth centers-- working with traditionally trained and Certified Nurse midwives. Sara began working at Santa Fe Birth Center in 2021.

Sara hopes to create a gentler world through respectful births and postpartum support. She believes that birth and parenting are sacred and empowering and that all birthing families deserve individualized support in the transformational birth process.

In her down time Sara enjoys tending her flower garden and spending time with her four children --lovingly brought into the world by midwives-- and her small zoo of animals.

CLINIC MIDWIFE

Licensed Midwife, New Mexico

Certified Professional Midwife, North American Registry of Midwives

Carter attended Birthwise Midwifery School and is a graduate of the National College of Midwifery. She holds a BA from Mills College in Women, Gender, and Sexuality.

Carter has been a birth worker in many different capacities over the last eleven years.  She trained with midwives in small home birth practices and busy birth centers in Maine, California, New Mexico and Oregon and has attended 150 births. Her experiences cultivated a foundation of trust in the body’s innate ability to grow, birth and heal, and solidified a deep respect and passion for evidence based practice within a relationship based model of care. Carter is privileged to support and witness clients through a big, vulnerable life transition.

In her free time Carter likes going to estate sales, doing crosswords, knitting, walking in the Bosque and spending time with friends.

BIRTH ASSISTANT

Saychelle is an intuitive, kindhearted student midwife and birth assistant who studied at Birthwise Midwifery School. She has done trainings in Body Ready Method and Spinning Babies.

Saychelle began attending births as a doula in 2007 and as a birth assistant in 2017 and has attended over seventy five births at home, in hospitals, even out in nature. Saychelle is a licensed massage therapist specializing in pregnancy massage.

Saychelle holds a degree in English literature and is a proud member of a large Caribbean family from New York and Miami. Although new to New Mexico Saychelle is creating sustainable relationships in an ancestral and chosen community.

When not attending births Saychelle is riding bikes with her home born kiddo Zeke, reading books, soaking in warm water and keeping her bare feet on the good earth.

BIRTH ASSISTANT

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