You’re more than a client, you’re my neighbor and friend.

Amanda Poteet Woolen, LCPM

Southern Kentucky’s Birth Bestie

Rooted in trust, guided by intuition, and held in love — welcome to Bluegrass Midwifery & Women’s Wellness. I’m Amanda Poteet Woolen, a Licensed Certified Professional Midwife, mother of three, and a firm believer that women’s health is essential, childbirth is sacred, powerful, and all are yours to own. I offer various options for well women care and home birth care to healthy, low-risk families seeking a natural and supported start to parenthood.

Mothering the Mother

“In Hart County, Kentucky, midwife Amanda Poteet-Woolen works around the clock to deliver babies into the world. In her work, she finds herself acting as a mother not only to her three daughters, but the women in her care.”

My Education

  • ● Licensed Certified Professional Midwife (LCPM) in Ky through the Kentucky Board of Nursing and CPM in Tn through the council of certified professional midwifery

    ● Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) through the American Academy Of Pediatrics- Updated every two years

    ● CPR BLS Certification through the American Heart Association-Updated every two years

    ● Placenta Encapsulation Specialist through PBi

    ● Certified Lactation Counselor through The Healthy Children Project

  • ● Spinning Babies training with Tammy Ryan 7-26-15

    ● CLC training with The Academy Of Lactation Policy and Practice 10-16-15

    ● Placenta encapsulation training with Placenta Benefits 7-31-16

    ● Bereavement Doula Training with Still Birthday 2-8-17

    ● Rebozo training with Gena Kirby

    ● Resolving Shoulder Dystocia with Gail Tully

    ● Working with and training from the midwives at The Farm

    ● Lived in the Swartzentruber Amish community in Ethridge Tn over a summer and

    delivered their babies

    ● Worked and trained under 10 different midwives across two states

    ● Breech Birth trainings every year with Breech without Borders

    ● Extensive Lactation education including Lip and Tongue Tie assessments

    ● Attended workshops with Dr Jack Newman

  • ● WBKO Hometown Hero

    ● Bowling Green Magazine VIP 40 under 40

    ● Kentucky Spotlight recipient for my work helping feed babies during the formula shortage

    ● Featured in Good News Bowling Green Magazine as “Southern Kentucky’s Birth Bestie”

  • ● Owner of one of the first doula services in Southern Kentucky – Grateful Moms Doula Service that eventually evolved into Grateful Moms Birth & Baby

    ● Created Birth & Baby Community Meetings for families seeking community

    ● Creator of “Every Scoop Counts” a Formula Donation Program that spread across many states

    ● Created Bowling Greens first pop up “Breastfeeding Clinics” to help those looking to build supply during the formula shortage

    ● Created “Pass The Pump” – Bowling Green’s first lactation supply donation program

    ● Featured as Sunrise Spotlight multiple times on WNKY

    ● Featured on WBKO as their go-to for local birth info

    ● Mentor to other doulas and lactation providers in SOKY

    ● Created a Home Birth Education Course

    ● The longest working, most experienced and sought out doula in all of Southern KY

    ● Nominated a Kentucky Colonel

    ● Licensed Certified Professional Midwife

Explore Services

  • Woman weighing a bundle in a residential setting.

  • A newborn baby lying on a bed with a medical professional examining them using a stethoscope. Another person is in the background, observing the scene. The baby is wrapped in a blanket on a patterned bedspread.

  • Woman in birthing tub supported by man and midwife during water birth; natural light from window.

  • Midwife assisting a newborn check-up at home, using a stethoscope on an infant lying on a bed, with potted plants and a macramé wall hanging in the background.

  • A woman assisting in a water birth, holding towels, wearing blue gloves, with a birthing pool and a person in labor.

  • A pregnant woman lying on a bed, while a young girl listens to her belly using a stethoscope held by another woman. The scene is warm and joyful.

  • A midwife using a stethoscope to check a newborn baby's health on a bed in a cozy room setup.

  • A woman in a birthing pool supported by two people, viewed from behind with a rural landscape visible through a window.

  • Amanda, Kentucky Colonel Certificate

  • Kentucky Colonel Certificate