Meet the midwife

KIMBERLY McNALLY (she/her)

DNP, CNM, FNP-C, RN, IBCLC

Mother of six, partner, advocate, space holder, trusting in instinctual wisdom


It was 1996, a family friend was riding the waves of labor— standing in a hall doorway of her home as if riding the shocks of an earthquake. That was my first introduction to home birth— during my own first pregnancy. My first birth experience took place with Navy midwives. I thought choosing a midwife would get me the experience of my family friend— but in the hospital. I was blissfully unprepared for the conveyor belt of interventions my first baby and I would receive. I inched out, birth by birth, to find my way home.

As a young child, I was captured by birth. Often in pretend play, a friend would ‘give birth’ by wriggling a doll from underneath them. My intuition knew I would do this work. After years as a registered nurse, I became a nurse-midwife in 2012, hoping to open doors the widest by practice ability in all settings— from hospital to home. Over the years, I have practiced in all settings, but my heart is at home. It is the place our stories begin and are made full.

There is something wild and magical about birth occurring on its own terms, in its own power.

Safeguarding that journey is my path. I am honored to share in the beauty and transformation of birth and wellness.

A snapshot of experience

  • Family Nurse Practitioner postgraduate certificate, AANP board-certified, 2024

  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), 2012

  • Adjunct clinical faculty professor for Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing

    • Adults I and II practica

    • Women’s health nursing

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program provider since 2008, Instructor since 2023

  • Certified Registered Nurse in Inpatient Obstetrics and External Fetal Monitoring (RNC-OB, C-EFM), National Certification Corporation, 2012-2022

  • ED/Trauma, Med/Surg, Labor & Delivery, Antepartum, and Postpartum experience as registered nurse

    • Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital (Richmond, VA), St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian, VA), Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond, VA); 2006-2012

  • Over 3,000 births attended, over 1,4000 in capacity as primary midwife, at least 20% of those in out-of-hospital settings

  • Owner and midwife of former home birth practice, Selah Midwifery Services, LLC (Midlothian, VA), 2015

  • Inpatient-based Certified Nurse-Midwife

    • Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian, VA), Providence Portland Medical Center (Portland, OR), Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (Portland, OR); 2012-2020

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), 2018; Master of Nursing Practice in Midwifery, 2012 ~ Frontier Nursing University

  • Bachelor of Nursing, 2006, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), American Midwifery Certification Board, 2012

Reviews from families

  • . . .our INCREDIBLE experience we had with Kim!! Our home birth was one of the best decisions we have ever made, and Kim made it so beautiful. Her knowledge of the process put us at ease, and her respect for the miracle and sanctity of birth was humbling. We love you!!!”

    — C. Bernal

  • . . .how much K and I appreciate you and your care for her and baby D. You have a wonderful gift of comforting your patients, and staying cool in the midst of any storm. I felt like I was your patient...even though I wasn’t the one receiving the direct care...lol. Thank you so much for what you did for my family. We will forever appreciate you, and you will always be a part of our family’s story!”

    — P. Henderson

  • . . .for you guiding us through this whole process of growing and bringing our sweet Charlotte into the world. I had the birth of my dreams and couldn't be happier. Thank you Kim.”

    —K. Nordberg

  • . . .doing pregnancy & childbirth with anyone else. I’m so happy we found each other. Thank you for giving me strength I never knew I had. We will miss you until the next time!”

    — S. Montelongo

  • . . .how grateful we are for you. We’ve never met someone more made for their job than you are. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done & continue to do for us.”

    — M. Harris