Beach Cities Midwifery and Women's Healthcare

Our CNM’s

Dr. Bj Snell, Ph.D

B.J. Snell Ph.D: has been a women’s health care nurse practitioner since 1977. She became a CNM in 1991. She holds a Ph.D. in nursing from the Oregon Health Sciences University. B.J. is nationally renown for her work in advancing midwifery care and assisting women in achieving their desired birth experiences. Her expertise extends to the postpartum period as a lactation specialist with years of experience helping women initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies. She has been the director of selected midwifery education programs, most recently the University of Southern California

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Vicki Alston, CNM

Vickie Alston, CNM: has been a Board Certified Nurse Midwife since 1993, after she completed her Midwifery program in San Jose. Additionally, her experiences included 13 years as a Labor and Deliver nurse and a nurse practitioner. She joins our practice to help us build a larger client base and better assist the needs of our Spanish speaking clients because she is fluent in both English and Spanish. Her hobbies include jewelry making, traveling and being outdoors. She lives in South Orange County with her family.

Anna Pierpan: has been a CNM since 2000 practicing in California and New Mexico.  Her midwifery education was completed with a Master of Nursing Degree from University of Miami in 2000.  She has a 5 ½ year old son and believe strongly in attachment parenting and birthing, having nursed my son for over 4 years.  Interests include family, creating gardens, the ocean, yoga, running, painting and writing.  My spare time is filled with establishing a midwifery model of care involving home and birth center care in Haiti.  My first children’s book, The Starfish, was illustrated and written while pregnant with her son and is set to be released later this year.