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| Paula Bernini Feigal, CPM |
 Philosophy
Women deserve safe options in childbirth. They have the right to make educated, informed decisions about their health care including the choices they have for maternity care providers and birth locations. I believe that all women need to be treated with dignity and respect. Birth is an event whereby a woman's life is inevitably transformed. It is a powerful and sacred process and my goal is to safely facilitate this passage with patience, intuition, skill and compassion. An empowering birth experience sets the stage for infant-mother and family bonding, the effects of which last a lifetime.
Education
Paula's education in midwifery began with the successful completion of an academic and clinical apprenticeship program with Barbara Cook, CPM, in Dallas, Texas, in 1993. She served as the resident midwife at a state licensed Birthing Center during the duration of the program. At that time she completed the requirements for certification by the Department of Health and became a Neonatal Resuscitation Program provider. She has earned CPM certification by the North American Registry of Midwives and holds degrees in Biological Sciences and Psychology. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science/PhD in Midwifery through the National College of Midwifery.
 Experience
Paula has been practicing independently since 1993, when founding Morning Star Birth Services, LLC, and now owns and operates Morning Star Women's Health and Birth Center. She enjoys the opportunity to speak regularly at our local high school about career paths in midwifery. She is committed to midwifery education and mentors student midwives.
Personal Information
Paula has lived in Menomonie since 1996 and lives with husband Mike and daughter Alexandra. We enjoy the arts, gardening, our pets and traveling (when we can!).
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| Catherine Mascari, CNM, St. Louis Park |
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 Catherine lives in St. Paul with her husband and two adult daughters along with 1 dog and 3 cats, and enjoys reading, gardening, walking and traveling. She graduated from the University of Minnesota midwifery program in 2004 and is certified as a nurse midwife through the American Midwifery Certification Board. Before becoming a midwife, she had been a long time labor and delivery nurse in the hospital setting. Also, her entire nursing career has been with maternal child health.
Catherine is excited and feels blessed to be joining Morning Star and their warm and genuine staff as well as the empowering message that they carry: informed, shared decision making while providing compassionate quality health care. She feels honored being “with women” for well women and prenatal care, labor and birth, and for post-partum and newborn visits. Catherine believes that women intuitively know themselves and trusts natural, nonintrusive labor and birth.
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