Focused on maternal and perinatal health, she is a registered nurse with doctoral-level training and more than 20 years of experience in labor and delivery, antepartum care, and maternal-child nursing. Her clinical background includes work as a perinatal clinical nurse specialist and labor and delivery nurse, where she provided direct patient care along with clinical leadership in obstetrical settings. Her expertise includes fetal monitoring, neonatal resuscitation, and the application of obstetrical nursing practices in acute care environments.

Her professional work involves evaluating perinatal care and outcomes, including assessment of clinical practices, residual maternal conditions, and factors affecting childbirth and recovery. She has participated in clinical research addressing preterm labor therapies, contraceptive treatments, and maternal health experiences, and has contributed to studies examining childbirth outcomes and patient-centered care. Her approach integrates clinical experience with research-based analysis to assess standards of care in maternal-child health settings.

Alongside her clinical practice, she has held roles in nursing education and professional development, including directing education programs and teaching maternal-child and clinical nursing courses. She has also provided consultation in perinatal and legal nursing matters and has more than 5 years of expert witness experience, including consultation, deposition, and testimony in cases involving labor and delivery and maternal-child care. Her educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Clinical Nurse Specialist, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, supplemented by postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco.