About me
Caitlin Givens CNM, WHNP-BC joined the Midwives of Medstar team in January 2023. She has been a Certified Nurse-Midwife and board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner since 2013. In addition to her position at Medstar, she works at Mary’s Center, providing prenatal, postpartum, and GYN related care. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the Georgetown University School of Nursing.
Originally from Northern California, Caitlin has lived in the DC area since 2009. She was drawn to Midwifery while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Northern Senegal. She holds a BA from Skidmore College in Sustainable Human Development, an MSc in Population and Development from the London School of Economics, and a BS in Nursing and an MS in Nursing from Georgetown University. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
Philosophy of Care
“I am particularly passionate about practicing evidence-based midwifery care, with a strong emphasis on shared decision making between the client and the provider. The birth world can be intensely overwhelming to navigate. There are so many different philosophies and styles, and there is an abundance of easily accessible misinformation and flawed data out there. I believe that my job is to give families the most up-to-date, robust information available, and help them make the safest, most appropriate choice to meet their wants and needs.”
“While in midwifery school, I had a solo doula practice. Because I began my journey as a one-to-one support person, I have a particular fondness for labor-sitting, and being present with families as they grow. Having had three wildly different birth experiences myself, I am a fierce advocate for providing trauma-informed patient-centered care, and I strive to bring that intention with me to every client interaction.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Breast Disorders
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- False Labor
- Female Genital Pain
- Gestational Hypertension
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Leiomyoma Of Uterus
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Maternal Diseases
- Obstructed Labor
- Perineal Laceration During Delivery
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
Procedures I perform
- Amniocentesis
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fetal Monitoring
- Intrauterine Device
- Pap Smear
- Pelvic Exam
- Prenatal Care
- Well-Woman Exam
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- HighMark
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board, Midwifery
Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2013)