Amanda Watson

Dr. Watson (she/her) is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with over 19 years experience in the field of women's health.  She has served as Director of the Women's Health Department of La Red Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Sussex County Delaware, where she has played an instrumental role in bridging healthcare access disparities for underserved women, and advocating for populations denied healthcare coverage due to immigration status.  She holds delivery privileges at Bay Health, Kent Campus in Dover and Tidal Health Nanticoke in Seaford where she previously provided full-scope Midwifery and Women's Health care.  Prior to becoming a nurse, she graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in International Relations and Women' s Studies.  She later became a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) and attended deliveries in the home and freestanding birth center setting. 

Her doctoral research studied improving entry to prenatal care in the first trimester for underserved women.  She has written a quarterly Global Health column for the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing exploring  international women's health issues.  She is a passionate educator and advocate for women's reproductive health. When she is not caring for patients, catching babies or teaching she loves spending time with her two elementary aged children, traveling, cooking and enjoying friends and family.