Full Circle Care Team
Our team consists of four fully trained staff members. We each have various certifications and passions that bring us together to be the best care team we can be. Our goal is to offer families a choice in the matter of their baby’s birth. Together we can establish a care plan that provides your family with joy, reassurance, and protection. We are here to listen to the wishes of mothers and bring children into the world in safe and peaceful environments.
Missy Padgett
CPM-TN
Melissa Padgett (Missy) is a Certified Professional Midwife and mother of five kids who have grown faster than she could have guessed! The three eldest boys: Jacob, Beckett, and Adam were all home born and welcomed their younger sister and brother through adoption. Her husband since 1993 (Clark Padgett) is her supporter and a believer in birth no less than she is.
Missy has always felt empowered by birth from her own first birth in 1995, through 13 years of supporting mothers as a doula, her apprenticeship starting in 2009, and each time she is honored to witness a brave new mother meet her child for the first time. The beauty of this natural wonder and her complete faith that it works is what keeps her going!
She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in General Studies with emphasis on Biology, Psychology, and Sociology which all inform her work in midwifery. She serves the Mississippi Midwives Alliance as the northern region’s director. She is a member of the Tennessee Midwive’s Association as well. She holds a Tennessee State CPM license and maintains the requirements for that including NARM CPM certification, Bridge Certificate, CPR, and neonatal resuscitation (NRP) certification.
Lanai Fields
CPM-TN
Lanai lives in the Memphis, TN area. She is married to Kenny who supports her faithfully in realizing her dreams. They have three children, Azlyn, Josiah, and Kindred, all who were born naturally. Her second and third births were a beautiful home births.
Her first homebirth inspired her to get involved with birth work and she received doula and childbirth education training through CAPPA. She started as an apprentice midwife in 2013 with two midwifery practices serving four states. She is a fitness instructor teaching Barre and Pilates and a health and wellness coach through Arbonne. Lanai loves caring for and empowering women throughout the childbearing year. She keeps a current certification in CPR and Neonatal Resuscitation.
She enjoys the outdoors and nature and when she gets a chance to get away that’s where she goes. She is a foodie and enjoys preparing and eating good food. She values time with family and friends highly.
