Nailah

Dodd

CNM, ARNP

Nailah Dodd is a Certified Nurse Midwife. Originally from Seattle, Washington, she studied Public Health during her undergraduate education at Temple University in Philadelphia. It was her work internationally in rural Egypt and Ethiopia with obstetric fistula patients prior to her undergraduate education that motivated her to become a Midwife. She completed her undergraduate research studying obstetric related trauma while also serving as a birth and abortion doula in Downtown Philadelphia. 

She went on to complete her Nursing and Midwifery education at Columbia University in New York and provide care to a globally diverse patient population in East Harlem. She returns to her hometown Seattle enthusiastic to support PNW families.

Nailah is honored to provide evidence-based compassionate Midwifery care to patients and their families regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, and socioeconomic status. She is most inspired by the potential of women to create ripples of change and cultivate thriving communities. As a result, she seeks to empower patients and their families to be able to reflect on their birthing experience as a positive moment in their lives. 

How do you approach patient care?

Nailah is honored to provide evidence-based compassionate Midwifery care to patients and their families regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, and socioeconomic status. She seeks to empower patients and their families to be able to reflect on their birthing experience as a positive moment in their lives. 

Personal Interests

In her free time, Nailah enjoys dancing, cooking with her husband, international travel, and spending time with family.

Research Interests: 

Racial And Ethnic Barriers To Effective Health Care, Obstetric Related Trauma

Clinical Interests: 

Midwifery Model of Care, Physiologic Birth, Trauma Informed Care

Board Certification: 
Certified Nurse Midwife: 2017
Registered Nurse: 2016

Licensure: 
New York State Registered Nurse License: 2016
New York State Midwifery License: 2017
Washington State Registered Nurse License: 2021
Washington State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner: 2021

Education & Training: 
Bachelor of Science, Public Health, Temple University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2014
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Columbia University, New York, New York, 2016
Master of Science, Midwifery, Columbia University, New York, New York, 2017