Roots was “birthed” by Licensed, Certified Professional Midwife, Gaylea McDougal, who has been serving the middle TN childbirth community for over 2 decades. Gaylea was conventionally trained through Vanderbilt University’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner’s program, and then followed up that training with a 5 year traditional midwifery apprenticeship. Gaylea has combined her very unique mainstream didactic and holistic clinical experiences to create a practice that offers individualized care, focusing on a healthy balance between the latest scientific evidence of the present and the timeless, sacred traditions of our ancestors.