Carole Shipman, MSN, CNM, RN, CLC, is a midwife at Pascack Valley Medical Center who provides comprehensive care to women throughout their life including preconception, pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum and beyond. She also offers newborn care in the early postpartum period. Her goal is to provide quality, compassionate care to every patient and their family. Carole’s journey to becoming a midwife began more than 35 years ago and she has worked in the maternal/child field for more than 30 years.

She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ramapo College, in Mahwah, NJ and went on to complete nurse midwifery training and a Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, in Newark, NJ. She completed a Midwifery Fellowship at Holy Family Services Birth Center in Weslaco, TX.