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Milwaukee Midwife Brittany Kurtzhals

Meet the Midwife

Brittany Kurtzhals, CPM, LM

Licensed Midwife Serving Families in Southeastern Wisconsin

Hi, I’m Brittany — a Licensed Certified Professional Midwife based in Hubertus, Wisconsin, offering home birth midwifery care to families within an hour of my little corner of the world.

My journey to midwifery wasn’t linear — but it’s been deeply rooted in love, nature, and the quiet strength of birth from the very beginning. I grew up watching foals born on my grandparents’ horse farm, completely captivated by the rhythm of birth in its most natural form. That early connection to life’s beginnings never left me.

Today, I bring that same reverence into the homes of families across Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, and Dodge counties — offering individualized, family-centered, evidence-based care, all from the comfort of your own home.

My Path to Midwifery

Before I ever caught a baby, I worked as a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) at a busy four-doctor practice. But during my second pregnancy, everything shifted. I found a birth center and hired a midwife — and the care I received ignited something in me. I knew I was being called into birth work, even if the timing wasn’t quite right.

I became a DONA-trained birth doula and spent the next four years supporting nearly 50 births, all while growing my own family. Then, in the middle of the night — nursing my newborn, scrolling through my phone — I discovered that the midwifery school I’d long dreamed of attending had gone virtual. I applied immediately.

I enrolled in the Direct Entry Midwifery program at Southwest Technical College and began in January 2021. While raising our five amazing children (four of whom were born with midwives), I completed both the academic and clinical training to become a midwife — including a busy preceptorship at the very same birth center where I gave birth to my second child. It was a full-circle moment that solidified my calling.

In December 2023, I completed my training and sat for my NARM exam. By spring 2024, I officially joined the Gènnisi Birth Services Collective of Midwives, a collaboration that brings even more strength and support to the care I offer my clients.

My Philosophy

I believe midwifery is not just a profession — it’s a partnership.

Birth is a sacred, transformative experience, and every family deserves a care provider who listens deeply, respects your intuition, and holds space for your choices.

Whether you’re welcoming your first baby or your fifth, I strive to provide care that is:

    •    Relational — rooted in trust and mutual respect

    •    Evidence-based — guided by current research and clinical wisdom

    •    Heart-centered — with space for your emotions, story, and values

I also offer preconception counseling, family planning, and miscarriage and loss support, honoring all the ways you may move through the childbearing journey.

When I’m Not Catching Babies…

You’ll usually find me at home in Hubertus with my husband, Josh, and our five kids — hiking through the woods, gardening in the backyard, swimming, or cuddled up watching movies or sitting around a bonfire. I still carry a deep love for animals and spend time in the barn with my beloved horse, Savvy. Nature grounds me, and family keeps me centered.


My Approach


I believe that women have everything they need to create, grow, birth and sustain their baby. I believe birth is inherently safe, most of the time needing little to no intervention, while also having a healthy respect for birth and knowing when extra support may be necessary.

My goal is to provide individualized, holistic, evidence based and intuitive care so that you feel empowered on your pregnancy journey