Chana Schaffer, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC, is a dual board-certified nurse midwife and women’s health nurse practitioner associated with UW Medical Center - Northwest. Schaffer provides comprehensive care across the lifespan including gynecologic care, family planning services and care during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Her clinical interests include colposcopy and other gynecologic procedures, adolescent education in health & sexuality, and promoting evidence-based shared decision making.

Schaffer attended her first birth at age 19. She was awe-struck and knew that she had witnessed something sacred and powerful. The seed was planted, and Chana’s passion for women’s empowerment in healthcare has evolved and blossomed since that early experience. Her practice is rooted in the belief that all women deserve access to care that is respectful, evidence-based, culturally sensitive, collaborative and grounded in autonomy.

“People are experts within their own bodies, and midwives have the privilege of holding space and providing guidance during some of the most intimate and vulnerable moments of a person’s life. This is the sacred work.”- Schaffer 2020