Why choose a midwife?

The word midwife means  to “accompany women”. We as midwives are a woman’s companion throughout her life. This relationship begins in adolescence before her birthing years, includes care of her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum periods, and lasts through the changes of life during menopause and beyond. We view this role as a midwife to be an honor and a calling.

Meet the Midwives

Our midwives attend hospital births in the beautiful suites of Banner Del Webb Medical Center. There, we create a warm, caring, and home like environment for moms and families as the hospital is nicknamed “Hotel Del”. This allows us to provide the care you desire while having the safety features the birthing center can provide. We do not provide home birthing.

Janelle Drogowski, CNM,WHNP-BC is our Certified Nurse-Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.

Janelle Drogowski graduated in 1998 from the obstetrics and gynecology nurse practitioner program of the University of Phoenix. She is certified in obstetric, gynecologic and neonatal nursing through the National Certification Corporation. She also earned her certificate as a certified Nurse-Midwife form PhiladelphiaUniversity in January 2012. Janelle professional interest include preconception care and counseling, normal pregnancy and birth, well woman screenings and STD prevention. She also treats common gynecologic problems, menstrual disorders, as well as care during menopause including hormone replacement therapy. With a strong commitment to women’s health, Janelle is honored to serve her patients. She is passionate about patient education and strives to empower women to maintain healthy lifestyles.

Desiree Arias is our Certified Nurse-Midwife with over twelve years of experience serving women and families as a labor and delivery nurse. She graduated in 2007 from Arizona State University with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and gained experience within the Banner system. She then began an exciting 3-year career as a travel nurse and used her nursing specialty in cities around Arizona, California, and Texas. It was during her time of travelling as she cared for birthing women in diverse settings and populations that she felt called to be a change in the birth culture. She is a proud graduate of Frontier Nursing University with her Master of Science in Nursing degree after completing her intense preceptorship and training under the guidance of Premier Care for Women Midwives and Physicians.

Desiree is a native to Arizona and lifelong Surprise resident. She is excited to give back to her hometown community and provide individualized and compassionate full-scope midwifery care to women as they transition through all stages of life. She is committed to empowering and educating women during pregnancy and childbirth, family planning, well-women care, and menopause.

Heather Williams, CNM a Colorado native, where she received both a Bachelors in Biology from Fort Lewis College in 2012, as well as a masters in Biomedical Sciences from Colorado State University, before moving to Arizona, where she completed her Bachelors in Nursing from Arizona State University in 2015. She worked as a Pediatric ICU nurse for the majority of her 9 years in nursing. She was pregnant during the Covid epidemic and had a redemptive natural birth in the hospital with a midwife team who cared and supported her like she had never experienced prior. It was in those moments that she decided to pursue her passion for pregnancy and birth and go back to school for midwifery. She graduated from Georgetown University’s dual program in Nurse Midwifery and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner in 2024. She is excited to continue to learn as she pours her knowledge and experiences back into the birth community. Heather is eager to teach women about their health and encourage women to embody all phases of their lifetime. She emphasizes the importance of informed consent and shared decision making with all of her clients. Her hope is that she can impact women’s health for decades to come by teaching women that they can be empowered during the most vulnerable moments of their life. Heather strives to increase access to supportive and empowering care for all women.

During her free time, Heather loves nothing more than being a wife and a mother to her 5 children. She has a lifelong love for sports, in which she continues to play volleyball and tennis in her adult years and is an avid Denver Broncos fan.

Quinn Officer, DNP, CNM is our Certified Nurse Midwife dedicated to providing holistic, evidence-based care throughout the reproductive journey. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Arizona, where her doctoral work focused on improving the recognition of perinatal depression through routine prenatal and postpartum screening. Her commitment to promoting maternal mental health continues to shape her clinical approach today.

Throughout her midwifery training and nursing career, Quinn has worked with diverse populations in both high-acuity hospital settings and community care environments, providing compassionate, individualized support for gynecologic concerns, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Throughout her career, Quinn has been a strong advocate for patient education and autonomy. Quinn is especially passionate about supporting patients through every phase of their pregnancy journey—from preconception visits to postpartum recovery—ensuring they feel heard, supported, and respected every step of the way.

When she’s not at work, Quinn enjoys discovering new local restaurants, spending time with her husband, Stephen, and exploring the Arizona outdoors.

Types of Midwives & Midwifery Info

Premier Care for Women employs only Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM). These are nurses who have special training and education at a graduate level from an accredited program by the American College of Nurse Midwives. Once completing this training these nurses are then nationally certified through exam by the American Midwifery Certification Board.

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