Whitney A. Pinger, CNM MSN FACNM

Whitney Pinger is the Founder of WISDOM Midwifery and The WISDOM Pilot Project for Normal Birth and Cesarean Prevention (2007-2010), the Founder and past Director of GW Midwifery (2010-2020), and is currently working with BirthCare and Women's Health providing home and Birth Center prenatal and delivery services. A California native, she graduated from UC Berkeley in 1983 and completed her midwifery training at Yale University in 1986. Whitney has practiced in Washington DC for the past 32 years, where she established several private and academic practices, as well as directed the Prenatal and Pediatrics Programs at The Washington Free Clinic. She has served on the faculty at Yale University, Georgetown University, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, and The George Washington University.

Whitney is an expert in evidence-based maternity care, natural childbirth, optimal nourishment, movement, and lifestyle during pregnancy, primary cesarean prevention, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), vaginal breech delivery, health disparities, and collaborative practice. She is committed to, and passionate about, the education of the next generation of midwives, nurses, physicians, and students of all backgrounds who want to support birthing people optimize their chances of physiologic, uninterrupted birth. Her strong advocacy for evidence-based, innovative care and collaborative practice infuses her teaching and her midwifery practice.

Whitney left GW Midwifery in 2020 to focus on the development of The WISDOM Midwifery Model of Care. In addition to working at BirthCare and Women's Health, she provides counseling and birth trauma services and leads rituals and celebrations. She is currently working with a group of visionary providers to create The WISDOM Midwifery Collaborative to serve the DMV Community.