A team who cares deeply for you.
Our team
MIDWIVES
Hamilton Yarbrough, MSN, CNM, CPM, LM, RN
Lauren Collins, MSN, CPM, LM (*prenatal care only)
Lauren’s bio can be found here: https://www.birminghamhomemidwifery.com/meet-the-midwife
Susan Smartt-Cook, CPM, LM, IBCLC
*Providing prenatal, postpartum care and lactation care at home for your day 3-5 home visit.
Susan’s bio can be found here https://smarttbirth.com
BIRTH ASSISTANT
Rachel Cowden
Bio coming soon!
In the birth and postpartum space, Rachel is intentional and caring and the epitome of informed consent - she never disrupts or disturbs while she goes about her role of upholding the family with confident peace. It is such a joy to work alongside Rachel!
BIRTH ASSISTANT
Rachel Sims
Rachel Sims is a certified birth and postpartum doula through Doula Training International, with a deep passion for supporting families during one of the most transformative times in their lives. Her interest in birth work began unexpectedly during a Human Development class at the University of Alabama, where she was introduced to the miracle of birth by having to watch a video of a live birth in class. Inspired by this experience, she earned her degree in Human Development and Family Studies, focusing on Family Studies, in 2013.
Becoming a mother herself in 2016 gave Rachel firsthand insight into the importance of advocacy and informed care during labor and birth. She quickly realized that many families lack the resources or education to fully understand their options. This realization, coupled with her personal experiences, motivated her to pursue birth and postpartum doula training after the birth of her second child, and now be in the birth assistant role with Aurora Midwifery!
Rachel is a warm and decisive decisive presence, and utterly helpful. She is caring and humor filled, and brings that all encompassing, all giving spirit with her. We are so thankful for Rachel’s work with our birthing families!
BIRTH ASSISTANT
Scarlett Smith
Hi, I'm Scarlett Smith! I am currently serving the Birmingham area as a birth doula at Hope Doula Co and midwife assistant. I am a mom of two beautiful boys and wife. My joy is to is to bring courage, passion, comfort, and love in your birthing journey.
In the birthing & postpartum spaces, Scarlett brings a peaceful presence and quickness to serve and steady support you that is unparalleled. She is one of the kindest and steadiest people we’ve ever met, and love her so much! We are so thankful to have her as part of the Aurora team!
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Emma Johnson
I believe women are uniquely made in the image of God and hold incredible power in the bodies they are given and the innate gifts we hold. Soon after college I worked at Safehouse where I did prevention outreach for domestic violence and sexual assault. I believe it taught me how to be gentle, firm, yet sensitive to the impacts of assault on the female body, mind, and spirit.
Since then I married the love of my life and had our very first sweet baby girl in April of 2024, as a client of Hamilton’s, and life hasn’t slowed down since!
I believed in the work Hamilton is doing and felt the tender loving care of a midwife in my corner through the biggest (second biggest) day of my life. When the position came open to help serve other mothers in their journey of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, though behind the scenes - I didn’t hesitate to jump at it. Though I may not know what you look like or many details about your life, and though you may just know me as the girl who uploads your labs and schedules your appointments, I get giddy when I see your chart move to “in labor.” I weep when I see a mom go through loss, and I have literally squealed when I hear about someone who has been trying and receives a positive pregnancy test.
When I’m not working on admin tasks, you can find me going on walks, drinking way too many lattes, and praying no one sees my dance moves through our living room windows.