About me
Allison Glubiak, CNM (she/her) is a certified nurse midwife and serves as Director of Advanced Practice Providers for the Women’s and Infants’ Services Department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Allison is delighted to be a part of a team of midwives dedicated to offering full-scope, high-quality, high-touch care. Research shows that having a midwife as part of the care team improves outcomes and enhances the experience of pregnancy and childbirth.
Allison’s practice employs a holistic approach, focusing on both the emotional and physical health of the person. Education is also a large part of Allison’s practice. She aims to create an open environment for clients and their families, where they have the ability to ask questions and have honest discussions. This creates a safe place for communication and helps people feel more empowered throughout the decision-making process.
Allison received her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, majoring in Economics with a minor in Psychology. She received her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing from Columbia University. She began her work as a midwife in Queens, New York before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area for a few years to continue her practice. Originally from Virginia, she is grateful to have returned to the area and to have found her home with the Midwives of Medstar in 2018.
Clinical areas of focus
- Birth Control Counseling
- Breastfeeding Problems
- Breastfeeding Support
- Centering Pregnancy
- Family Planning
- First Trimester Screening
- Labor And Delivery
- Lactation Support
- Natural Birth
- Nausea Of Pregnancy
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Pregnancy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Maternal Age
- Anemia Of Pregnancy
- Arcuate Uterus
- Bicornuate Uterus
- Breastfeeding Problems
- Cervical Incompetence
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Cholestasis Of Pregnancy
- Complications Of Episiotomy
- Delayed Umbilical Cord Separation
- Endometritis
- Gestational Diabetes
- Hellp Syndrome
- History Of Severe Preeclampsia
- HIV In Pregnancy
- Hyperemesis
- Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction Fetus
- Lactation Disorders
- Large For Gestational Age
- Liver Disease In Pregnancy
- Macrosomia
- Mastitis
- Maternal Fibroids
- Maternal Obesity
- Maternal Substance Abuse
- Medical Complications In Pregnancy
- Morning Sickness
- Multiple Gestations
- Nausea Of Pregnancy
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nuchal Cord
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Placental Disorders
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Mastitis
- Postpartum Thyroiditis
- Preeclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Preterm Labor
- Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Pruritic Urticarial Papules And Plaques Of Pregancy (PUPP)
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- Severe Preeclampsia
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Pregnancy
- True Knot
- Umbilical Cord Compression
- Umbilical Cord Infection
- Umbilical Cord Prolapse
- Uterine Anomaly With Pregnancy
- Vaginal Abscess
- Vasa Previa
Procedures I perform
- Antepartum And Postpartum Care
- Birth Control Counseling
- Breastfeeding Support
- Centering Pregnancy
- Contraction Stress Testing
- Delayed Cord Clamping
- Episiotomy
- Family Planning
- Fetal Non Stress Testing
- Fetal Ultrasound
- First Trimester Screening
- Gestational Diabetes Counseling
- Labor And Delivery
- Lactation Support
- Maternal Anticoagulation
- Natural Birth
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nitrous Oxide During Labor
- Opioid Addiction Treatment In Pregnancy
- Oral Contraceptive Counseling
- Post Partum Check Up
- Postpartum Care
- Pregnancy Counseling
- Prenatal Care
- Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section
- Vaginal Delivery
- Water Birth Information
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Virginia Premier
- United Choice
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Navigate
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United Golden Rule
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- I-SNP
- Tricare for Life East
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna EPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Optimum Choice
- United Choice Plus
- Tricare East Prime
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Select
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board, Midwifery
Graduate Education: Columbia University School of Nursing (2013)