Kim Updegrove was born in New Jersey and has dedicated her career to saving babies’ lives and caring for women and children around the world. A registered nurse and certified nurse midwife (CNM), Updegrove earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing at William Paterson University, a master of public health degree at Rutgers University and a master of science degree in nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. After finishing her MSN, Updegrove left the Penn faculty and moved to New Haven, Conn., where she worked as a CNM, delivering more than 500 babies and providing well-woman care. She also served on the graduate faculty of the Yale University School of Nursing. Kim has devoted her professional efforts to growing the Mother’s Milk Bank at Austin since 2002. Updegrove is a past president of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), and chairs the guidelines committee helping to ensure quality control of donor human milk and cultivates the development of nonprofit milk banks. She has been invited to numerous states, Canadian provinces, China, Korea, Mexico, Poland, and Turkey to foster and mentor milk banks and to speak at regional, national, and international conferences on breastfeeding, milk banking, and women's health. She has been quoted in local media as well as ABC News, NBC News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. On days off Kim takes her grandson for hikes, plays tennis and talks to all who will listen about the life-saving powers of breast milk.
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 240: Starting Solids with Dr. Alyssa of Thriving Foundations
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 239: Dr. Cleopatra, Fertility & Pregnancy Institute
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 238: Lindsey on Prayers and Affirmations
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 237: Anisa Woodall, Certified (Preconception) Nutritionist
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 236: Diane Lee, Physiotherapist
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 235: BIRTHFIT Coach Discussion
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 234: Hello 2024 with Dr. Lindsey Mathews Cantu
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 233: Dr. Josh Axe
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 232: Diastasis Rectus Abdominis
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 231: Elizabeth Bachner, Licensed Midwife
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 230: Kat's Twin Free Birth
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 229: I'm Pregnant! Updates and More with Lindsey, BIRTHFIT CEO
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 228: Dr. Tony Ebel, The Pediatric Experience
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 227: Bethany McDaniel, Primally Pure
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 226: Karissa Kouchis, Nationwide Trainer for Tony Robbins
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 225: Taylor Galadyk, Wife, Mother, and Women's Leadership Coach
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 224: Lindsey's Reflections on Roe V Wade
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 223: Kaely McDevitt, RD
BIRTHFIT Podcast 222: Yolande Norris-Clark
BIRTHFIT Podcast Episode 221: Alisha shares her story on Hyperemesis
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