About me
Seida Ibrahim, CNM is a Certified Nurse Midwife passionate about providing full-scope midwifery care, including prenatal care, labor support and delivery, postpartum care, annual well-woman exams and pap smears, birth control options and consultations, and uncomplicated gynecological care. With a Master of Science in Nursing in Nurse-Midwifery from Frontier Nursing University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University College of Nursing, Seida brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work.
What sets Seida apart is her ability to speak Amharic fluently, which allows her to communicate effectively with Ethiopian patients who may not be proficient in English. In addition to her language skills, Seida is motivated by developing countries' high rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality, which inspired her to pursue midwifery in the first place.
Before joining Midwives of MedStar, Seida served eight years as a Med/Surg and Labor & Delivery nurse at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Her true passion lies in supporting women in all aspects of their lives, with particular attention to their emotional and physical well-being. Seida believes in meeting families where they are and respecting their cultural values and personal preferences. When not serving her patients, Seida enjoys spending quality time with her husband and daughter.
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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board, Midwifery
Graduate Education: Frontier Nursing University (2023)