About me
Jessie Blumin, CNM, WHNP-BC, IBCLC (she/her) is the Chief of Midwifery at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. She joined the Midwives of Medstar in 2018 as a staff midwife and feels grateful to have found a clinical home with a wonderful midwifery team.
Jessie first became fascinated by birth when she was eight years old and attended the birth of her youngest brother. She started her career in healthcare as a birth doula, where she fell in love with supporting families through labor and major life transitions. She then worked for several years as both an ER nurse and a Labor & Delivery nurse before becoming a midwife. Prior to joining Midwives of MedStar, Jessie provided full-scope midwifery care as a fellow at George Washington University Hospital. She is passionate about providing trauma-informed prenatal care, preventive care, and sexual health education.
Jessie completed a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with a concentration in Gender/Sexual Studies at Haverford College before receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Johns Hopkins University. She then received a Master of Science in Midwifery and Women's Health at Georgetown University. She is also a board-certified lactation consultant and enjoys supporting people through their lactation journeys.
Jessie lives in Takoma Park with her family and two cats, Fern and Paleta. In her spare time, she loves to be with her children, hike, garden, and swim.
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
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- I-SNP
- Tricare East Select
- Virginia Premier
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna EPO
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Kaiser Signature
- Beech Street PPO
- United Golden Rule
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- United Student Resources
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare for Life East
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Choice
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Tricare East Prime
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Carefirst EPO
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Indemnity
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- D-SNP)
- United Choice Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board, Midwifery
Allied Health Education: Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies (2016)