![]() Then when it was time for labor, they would come to the same familiar place to give birth, thus putting everyone at ease, allowing calm to prevail, and thus facilitating the labor and birth to unfold as nature had planned. ![]() She visualized a place where pregnant families would come to a beautiful environment throughout the pregnancy, participate in classes and groups with others, creating community. Susan founded Tree of Life with a vision to create a birthing space that was separate from the hospital, but not too far, should it be needed and one in which midwives could practice "physiologic birth," but also continue being the primary care provider at the hospital, should that be necessary. What if society placed human needs as the priority, rather than economic profit? ![]() The dearth and wealth of these varied experiences had given Susan a broad view of what women want and need, and how our maternity care system has sorely failed. She also had the opportunity to participate in maternity care in Latvia, Mexico and Puerto Rico. She provided home birth services in the hill country of Texas, practiced at Martin Luther King Hospital in east Los Angeles, as well as birth centers in Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego. Susan's midwife career had spanned diverse settings and communities. In 2006, after practicing as a Certified Nurse Midwife for 25 years, Susan found herself restless and dissatisfied with having to provide maternity care within a broken and often heartless system. To learn more about the Shirley Palmer Family Birth Center at Johnson City Medical Center, call (423) 431-6437.Tree of Life for Healthy Birthing and Parenting was created from the vision of Founder and Midwife, Susan Melnikow. Learn more about fertility servicesįor more information on the fertility and other services of Quillen Fertility and Women’s Services, go to or call (423) 439-7246. The Society of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (SART) website posts a 50% success rate during 20 at the clinic for women under 35.Īll staff doctors are members of SART. Society of Assisted Reproductive Technologies These services include operative laparoscopic and operative hysteroscopy, such as hysteroscopic myomectomy and resection of septums. Mark Ransom and staff also provide comprehensive organ-sparing treatment for infertility. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)įertility specialist Dr.Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).And it’s one of the least expensive fertility service clinics in the Southeast. It is the only fertility clinic serving the Tri-Cities and northeast Tennessee region. Johnson City Medical Center is honored to host Quillen Fertility and Women’s Services. A Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for babies requiring a higher level of careįertility services In-vitro fertilization.Mother-baby suites for after delivery, with family sleeping space and large bathrooms.Spacious and soothing labor and delivery suites.The Shirley Palmer Family Birth Center in Johnson City offers: High-risk pregnanciesĪlong with ETSU OB/GYN physicians and Niswonger Children’s, we offer a comprehensive set of services for high-risk deliveries. If your little one needs some additional care during the first few days or weeks of life, our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is upstairs in the adjoining Niswonger Children’s Hospital. Our care team works with you to implement your personal birth plan, doing our very best to ensure that your birth experience is everything you hope it will be. Our private suites are equipped with the latest in technology, as well as a soothing, comfortable environment. In our family-centered environment, babies stay close to Mom throughout their stay. When you come to the Shirley Palmer Family Birth Center at Johnson City Medical Center – whether for a natural birth or a high-risk delivery – you’ll find a team of experts committed to ensuring you and your family receive the very best birth experience possible. ![]() ![]() About the Shirley Palmer Family Birth Center ![]()
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