University of Colorado College of Nursing

Jessica Anderson joined the Center for Midwifery early in its infancy in 2005 from Wisconsin.

Jessica is currently Associate Director of the Center for Midwifery; holds a faculty appointment as Senior Instructor, and maintains a dual degree as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.  She is currently working towards a Doctorate in Nursing Practice.

She is an expert in waterbirths and serves as a birth advocate for women, families, and children.  Research interests include exercise in pregnancy, water birth, women's health care policy and immunizations.

Jessica is also very active in midwifery at multiple levels.

• President of the ACNM Colorado Region V, Chapter 3.
• Established the ACNM Affiliate in Colorado
• Interdisciplinary Review Panel, Marketing, Global Health, Program Practice, and Outpatient Midwifery Committees. 

Ms. Blanton joined the University Nurse Midwives as a Clinical Instructor in August of 2010. Krista completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Texas where she worked as a labor and delivery nurse in a large, state-funded, urban-based teaching hospital. After completing her master’s degree, she moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she worked as a midwife in a private practice serving a diverse population of women. She then moved to Manhattan to complete her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Columbia University.

Krista has a passion for educating and empowering women. She believes that all women regardless of age, ethnicity, or economic status have the right to make well informed decisions regarding their life and their body.One of her greatest joys in life is having the privilege to support a woman throughout her pregnancy, labor, and birth; leading to the breathtaking moment when mother and child meet face to face for the first time.

Jessica Breese CNM, MS has been practicing midwifery since 2001. She is a native of Colorado and has spent her career caring for women and families in and around the Denver metro area. Jessica practices from the core belief that pregnancy, labor and birth are a natural healthy process. She is honored to guide families through this life cycle experience. Jessica is an advocate for women to birth in their own way. She also cares for women from menarche through menopause.

She resides with her husband, three children, dog, fish, and hermit crab.

Esther completed her midwifery training in 2002. She joined the University Nurse Midwives in November 2010, providing full-scope midwifery care to women throughout their lifespan. Prior to moving to Colorado, she worked as a CNM and Family Nurse Practitioner in a private practice in Laramie, Wyoming. Before becoming a Nurse-Midwife, Esther obtained a Post Master’s Certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner at the University of Wyoming and practiced as an FNP in private practice for 2 years. Her Masters is in Maternal Child Community Health Care from the University of Wyoming. Her Thesis work was in the area of breastfeeding. Prior to her entry into advanced practice she worked in labor and delivery, postpartum, nursery and pediatrics.

Esther is presently completing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) at the University of Colorado and has a particular interest in weight management in pregnancy.

Jessica became a Certified Nurse Midwife in 2006. She joined the University Nurse Midwives in September, 2010, providing full-scope midwifery care to women throughout their lifespan. Prior to moving to Colorado, she worked as a CNM in a private practice in Salt Lake, Utah and at Planned Parenthood in Portland, Oregon for several years. Before becoming a Nurse-Midwife, Jessica obtained a Master in Social Work and worked at the University of Michigan Hospital in Labor and Delivery, Pediatrics and the Emergency Department.

She has served in the Peace Corps and has a strong interest in International Health. She hopes to pursue a degree in Public Health in the future and continue to work toward improving maternal and child outcomes globally, one mother and child at a time.

Kate Koschoreck is a Senior Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado, College of Nursing and practices as a Certified Nurse-Midwife with the Faculty Nurse Midwives’ Practice at University Hospital. She received her midwifery certification from the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in 1996 and her Masters Degree in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University in 1997.

Her special areas of interest include providing midwifery care to the under-insured and Spanish-speaking families, as well as teenagers. She also is a Clinical Instructor for the University of Colorado Nurse-Midwifery students.

Aimee has been a nurse midwife since 2007. She joined the university Nurse Midwives practice in 2008. Previous to becoming a midwife, Aimee worked in molecular biology research at the University of Colorado. She has also done a lot of teaching and tutoring in nursing and biological sciences.

She is a Denver native and lives here with her husband, two daughters and retired guide dog.

Amy became a Certified Nurse Midwife in 2001. She joined the University Nurse Midwives in December of 2008 and in the fall of 2010 became the Assistant Service Director. She is a part of the Peer Review, Global Health, Program-Practice, and Outpatient Clinic Committees, and the Interdisciplinary Review Panel.

Amy has experience in Birth Center deliveries, as well as international midwifery, and continues to pursue clinical and teaching experiences abroad. Currently Amy is enrolled in the Masters of Public Health at the Colorado School of Public Health and hopes to both broaden her knowledge base and continue her work on projects aimed at improving the health of women locally and reducing maternal mortality rates internationally.

Amy started her midwife position at University in 2009, transitioning from her first Midwife job with the Colorado Nurse Midwife practice.  Prior to becoming a Midwife she was a RN on the Birth Center at University Hospital and a preceptor to undergraduate nursing students. Amy received her BSN from The Ohio State University and MSN from The University of Colorado, Denver. Amy has always had a strong desire to work with women throughout their lifespan:

I have a great respect for labor and delivery and feel honored to be a part of my patient’s delivery of their child. I strive to give my patients the best care possible and try to individualize their experience, making it positive and memorable.

Amy enjoys working with students for many reasons and ultimately feels the mentorship makes her a better practitioner.  Amy is specifically interested in helping women find the best birth control option specific for their needs and in the future would like to continue to develop and promote this interest with her career and furthering her education.