What is Roots and Wings Birth Services?
Hello! We are Rebekah Mustaleski and Rachel Chandler and we are the Roots and Wings birth services team. We look forward to hearing from you and being able to serve you and your family through this season in your life, but in the meantime, we hope you'll take this chance to watch this video and find out a little more about us.
2016 R&W About Us from Rebekah Mustaleski on Vimeo.
Rachel Chandler, CPM-TN
I've loved pregnancy and childbirth for as long as I can remember. I've been honored to serve women and families as a doula and childbirth educator in Knoxville over several years where I attend labor and birth in a variety of settings. This experience has been exciting and enriching in so many ways and has inspired me to pursue my passion for Traditional Midwifery. I am so thrilled to be a Certified Professional Midwife and my hope is to provide exceptional care to families in Knoxville and the surrounding areas.
I've been so blessed to have such a supportive and loving family at my side, including my husband Aaron and our four wonderful little ones.
I've been so blessed to have such a supportive and loving family at my side, including my husband Aaron and our four wonderful little ones.
Rebekah Mustaleski, CPM-TN
I believe that laboring women are strong, amazing and a bit vulnerable.
I think it is important for them to be surrounded by those who love them and will support them as they find their way through the labor process.
I also believe that how a woman in labor is treated has a large impact on whether she is encouraged by the experience or not. Throughout my training, I have worked with many women in a variety of settings. I have a strong desire to educate women about their options regarding labor and delivery so that each family can make their own decisions about what is right for them. As a licensed CPM, I am thankful that I can continue to encourage women to be in charge of their birth experience.
I have always loved taking pictures, but my passion for photography really grew when I had children of my own. They grow up so fast and I wanted to capture as much of their childhood as I could! When I began my doula training and started thinking more about the birth of a baby, I realized that those moments just before and just after delivery are some of the most incredible--their first breath, their first touch, your first look at their face. These breath-taking moments are so precious and fleeting. I am overjoyed each time someone welcomes me into that sacred space of new life to capture it in pictures for a lifetime of storytelling.
Though I have lived in several other places, Knoxville has always been home to me. I live with my husband and four kids in the house my grandparents built. I homeschool my children and find there are never enough hours in the day for all of the things I want to do.
I think it is important for them to be surrounded by those who love them and will support them as they find their way through the labor process.
I also believe that how a woman in labor is treated has a large impact on whether she is encouraged by the experience or not. Throughout my training, I have worked with many women in a variety of settings. I have a strong desire to educate women about their options regarding labor and delivery so that each family can make their own decisions about what is right for them. As a licensed CPM, I am thankful that I can continue to encourage women to be in charge of their birth experience.
I have always loved taking pictures, but my passion for photography really grew when I had children of my own. They grow up so fast and I wanted to capture as much of their childhood as I could! When I began my doula training and started thinking more about the birth of a baby, I realized that those moments just before and just after delivery are some of the most incredible--their first breath, their first touch, your first look at their face. These breath-taking moments are so precious and fleeting. I am overjoyed each time someone welcomes me into that sacred space of new life to capture it in pictures for a lifetime of storytelling.
Though I have lived in several other places, Knoxville has always been home to me. I live with my husband and four kids in the house my grandparents built. I homeschool my children and find there are never enough hours in the day for all of the things I want to do.
