Sizzly M. Acevedo (Owner)
Sizzly M. Acevedo
813) 355-4716 Work/Fax
813) 407-7405 Cell
sizzlymacevedo@childbirthoptions.net
Antepartum, labor, and postpartum Doula, as well as a certified childbirth
educator, certified monitrice, and certified lactation counselor. Midwife
Assistant for several midwives and I graduated from Miami Dade
College Midwifery Program going for my license in February 2010 and
a HCDC which means Certified Hypno-Doula Certification.
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My name is Sizzly M. Acevedo. My journey to this profession
started after I had my son because during my pregnancy I had no
one to help or educate me. The class that I got at the
hospital had over 50 couples and it was a one day class and it
explained about the policy and procedures of the hospital and the
rules but nothing about how to do it naturally. They talked about
all the drugs that can make you comfortable and that labor hurts
don’t try to be brave. So as a teenager pregnant at 18 yrs old I
just did what the nurses wanted me to do and the doctor which
lead me to an unnecessary c-section. So I felt robbed of my birth
and no one was explaining anything the only thing I did get to do
only one thing and it was my choice was to breastfeed my son. So
once I was able to recover from my surgery. I went back to school
to become a nurse and I told myself that I was going to be better
then anyone of those nurses that helped me.
Once I finished my prerequisites I applied for nursing and I had to
write an entrance essay to the program. My essay moved the
emotions of the director of nursing and decided to give it to the
director of the midwifery program. The director called me and I got
accepted and started my journey. I became certified as a holistic
childbirth educator, doula, and breastfeeding specialist. Then I
started my observation and assisting at births as a midwife
assistant and senior student midwife. I managed my own births
and had my own doula clients as well as midwifery clients but as a
senior student midwife. I have delivered up to 600 babies. So I
decided to pursue my monitrice certification which is a test but I
had all the training already from the midwifery program. So I am a
certified monitrice but it is not legal in the state of Florida, which
is a doula that can do vital signs, and vaginal checks at a home
setting. As an educator I started working while I was a student
midwife at Heart to Heart Midwifery Care, LLC. Birth center, and
taught there then got hired at Healthy Start Coalition of Miami
Dade where I became a certified parenting educator through
learning games and a certified lactation counselor. So now I am waiting to
save to get my license as a licensed midwife, certified professional
midwife. I am a midwife assistant for several midwives in the area. I also received a birth assistant certification with Breath of life. I am CPR
certified as well as NRP certified. I am certified doula thru Miami
Dade College I was taught thru the DONA organization but didn't
get the organization certification because it was thru my college,
as well as Certified Childbirth Educator, but I wanted to be part of the
DONA international organization. I have a lot of passion for my
career and love to teach for all the mommies I can come in
contact. I have all my certification to show if need confirmation.
Miriam Maldonado, LM (PARTNER)
She is serving as the Senior midwife for Childbirth Options,
LLC. client with Sizzly M. Acevedo.
Florida License #MW 165
Other Certifications:
Neonatal Resuscitation
CPR
Certified Lactation Counselor
Certified Childbirth Educator
She was born in Brooklyn, NY and has been in the medical world since she was 16 years old. In 1994 she was one of the first people accepted in Miami dade College Midwifery Program. She has been licensed since 2001 and she was the one that made me who I am today. She has decided to practice with me here in Wesley Chapel and has a branch of our practice in Miami, FL. Once she has settled where she well be staying either in Miami or here in Wesley Chapel, she will be my senior midwife in our practice.
She started with the practice of Heart to Heart Midwifery Care in Miami, FL with another midwife once the other midwife decided to retire she made the practice her own and made it an LLC and she hired me as her receptionist and then once I started the Miami Dade program I was her student and her assistant in the practice. She taught me everything by making sure I had alot of hands on experience. She trusted me like a best friend, sister, and partner of the practice. Shortly I was helping her with the practice in business aspects and she was making sure I learned the inns and outs of the midwifery practice and she taught me everything I needed to know about the midwifery business and insurance industry.
Miriam is a mother of 2 girls one is Chandelle Maldonado and she had her in the hospital and her experience made her want to become a midwife once her daughter was pregnant she had the honor to deliver her granddaughter in her own home. Then in 2007 she had the surprise of being pregnant herself and had fulfilled her dream on having her own homebirth. Then last year 2009 Chandelle had another baby delivered by her mother Miriam in her own home. She is a big advocate of VBACs and breastfeeding. She will help anyone and everyone to have the birth of their choice.