Karin Pugh

My name is Karin Pugh. I was born in New York State and grew up in Brooklyn and Vermont. I moved to Florida in 1997 with my family (husband, 3 children & mother-in-law, 2 cats, 1 dog, a bird and a rabbit). My children are now young adults and my husband and I live in Gainesville, FL. with 2 dogs and three cats.

In 2001, a friend of mine asked me to join her at a doula workshop and my journey to become a midwife began.

I was trained at Florida School of Traditional Midwifery in Gainesville, FL. During that time I attended over 100 births and precepted with a home birth midwife, Birth Center of Gainesville, The Birthing Cottage of Winter Park and Shands at UF. During this process I realized that my heart lay with teenagers and homebirths.

I am now realizing my dream with my practice, Loving Arms Birthing Services. I love having a home birth practice. My office is in my home and I also have the privilege to see clients in their homes. Along with my partner Zoe we offer well-women care as well as pre-natal care at Nature Coast Family Clinic in Williston, FL. on Wednesday mornings.

I am working on making another part of my dream come true through developing a school for pregnant teenagers.