Chana Schaffer, CNM, is a certified nurse midwife associated with UW Medical Center - Northwest. Her clinical interests include colposcopy and other gynecologic procedures, adolescent education in health and sexuality, and comprehensive contraceptive counseling. Schaffer's first seed of inspiration to become a midwife was planted when she had the honor of attending a birth when she was 19 years old. Chana was awe-struck, and knew that she had witnessed something sacred and powerful. Her passion for women's empowerment in health and healthcare has grown and blossomed since that first experience. She is a midwife because all women deserve care that is respectful, evidence-based, culturally sensitive, collaborative and promoting of self-empowerment. Women are the experts of their own bodies and minds, and midwives have the privilege of holding space for discussion and education in order to help create individualized plans for clients to achieve health and wellness.