Lori Bellwood joins Northern Light staff

Lori Bellwood

Northern Light Inland Hospital is pleased to welcome Lori Bellwood, DNP, CNM, an experienced, compassionate certified nurse midwife to Northern Light Women’s Health in Waterville. Lori provides gynecological, contraceptive, family planning, and preventative well-woman care from adolescence through menopause.

Lori has been working in women’s health services for most of her 40-year career; 18 as a registered nurse in labor and delivery, 22 as a women’s health provider. She has attended more than 2,000 births. Lori is a certified nurse midwife through the American Midwifery Certification Board. She attained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Southern Maine and then attended Frontier School of Midwifery in Hyden, Kentucky for her Midwifery Certificate. She earned her master’s in nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and then attended Frontier Nursing University and attained her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

“When I first meet a patient, I try to see them as a whole person and get to know them. Each woman has a uniqueness about them that affects their health which encompasses not only their physical health, but a woman’s social circumstances, family, and environment. Understanding them as a whole person shows I care for them and can meet them where their needs are. This is the foundation of a trustful and meaningful relationship between a provider and a patient,” shares Lori. “Empowering women to reach their maximum attainment in health and wellness through shared decision making is very important to me.”

Lori is welcoming new patients. To schedule an appointment, please call the office at 207.872.5529. The practice is located in the Medical Arts Building attached to the hospital. Learn more at northernlighthealth.org/Inland.