Stephanie Mitchell is a Certified Professional Midwife and a Certified Nurse Midwife who has practiced full scope midwifery in private collaborative practice, hospital, and tertiary care teaching settings since 2016. Dr. Mitchell is currently based in Gainesville, Alabama where she is working on opening the first midwifery owned, led, and operated freestanding birth center in the state. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Nursing, a Masters of Science in Nursing with a specialty in community-based midwifery, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.