About me
Brenda Baffour, CNM, WHNP-BC, is a faculty midwife in the department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She provides full-scope midwifery care to healthy women during pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum as well as gynecological and primary care.
Prior to joining the Hospital Center, Ms. Baffour worked as a registered nurse on the labor and delivery unit at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. Ms. Baffour has also worked as an undergraduate clinical instructor at Chamberlain College of Nursing in Arlington, Virginia.
Training, Education and Research
Ms. Baffour received her bachelor's degree in public health from Temple University and a bachelor's degree in nursing from Binghamton University. Ms. Baffour completed her graduate education in midwifery and women's health nurse practitioner at Georgetown University. She is certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board and the National Certification Corporation.
Ms. Baffour's research interests include teen pregnancy, maternal and child health disparities, family planning, and health education and promotion for underserved populations.
Practice Focus
Ms. Baffour's goal in practice is to provide women and their families with the resources and education they need to be highly involved with their care, make informed decisions, and experience the most positive health outcomes.
Ms. Baffour lives in Washington, D.C. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with friends and family.
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Golden Rule
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Carefirst EPO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Kaiser Select
- United Student Resources
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Innovation Health: POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Choice
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- I-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Virginia Premier
- Tricare East Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Choice Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Kaiser Signature
- United Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare East Prime
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- D-SNP)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- 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 (2011)