Hillary Sylvester, former charge nurse at Northwestern Medical Center in St Albans, has joined the midwifery team at Gifford Health Care in Randolph. Sylvester is a recent graduate of the Frontier Nursing University midwifery program and has extensive nursing career experience. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from SUNY Plattsburgh.
Sylvester’s passion for midwifery came from her love of women’s health and advocacy for sexual assault programs. She fell in love with the birthing process after experiencing an emergency room delivery while working as a nurse.
“I didn’t find midwifery. It found me,” Sylvester said. “Being a midwife is about teaching women how to be the healthiest version of themselves in an environment in which they feel comfortable.”