As South Coast Midwifery’s President and Founder, Lorri is the true visionary of the center and brand. She is at the heart of every decision we make, and impact we have.

Each midwife that joins our dedicated team has been hand selected by Lorri Walker, and goes through an extensive orientation process where her decades of experience, skills and knowledge are passed down. To meet some of our amazing “baby catchers”, please link to the left for their bios! Below you can read more about our pioneer midwife, Lorri.

Lorri Walker, RNC, NP, CNM, is the owner and director of South Coast Midwifery. She is also the mother of three grown children, Jared, Rashele, and Lindsey (who is also an employee of the birth center). She has been active in the childbirth community since 1985. It was through her own experiences that she became professionally interested in pregnancy and alternative childbirth.

Lorri’s path toward midwifery began first as a certified childbirth educator, followed by licensure as a vocational nurse. She added registered nurse and nurse practitioner to credentials before finally earning certification as a nurse-midwife.

Her vision has always been to have a warm, nurturing place for women and their families to come for health care, support, empowerment, and social interaction with people of like mind.

What do you love most about what you do?
One of my favorite things about midwifery is the special relationship I develop with each family. I love hearing how each couple met, enjoy being in their home for the birth, meeting other family members and getting to know them personally.

I also love the emotional intensity of bringing babies into the world. Labor can be very intense for the mother, the family, and the midwife! But the euphoria of the birth experience is the reward for many sleepless nights. The joy I see in each family member’s face becomes a treasured memory for me.

What’s it like to be at the birth of a baby?
Labor can be short, long, intense, fun, frustrating, exciting, hard, or all of the above. But once that baby arrives, it’s like the angels rush into the room and the thrill sweeps through all of us! It’s a privilege and a gift to share this experience with so many wonderful families.

In addition to her extensive midwifery background and training, Lorri enjoys studying alternative modalities of healing such as homeopathy, Cranial Sacral Therapy (a gentle, hands-on, whole-body method of releasing restrictions around the brain and spinal cord to enhance central nervous system performance and allow the body to self-correct), Primordial Sound Meditation, bach flower remedies, Ayurveda, and aromatherapy. She is also a Khudalini prenatal yoga instructor and in 2007 became a Reiki Healing Master. Reiki is an ancient healing art that traces its origins back to at least 5000 years. It is a hands-on approach that promotes healing, by reducing stress, building concentration, increasing energy or relaxation, balancing the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual bodies.

Lorri is “a woman of courage who has done a great service for woman and for midwives” – Marsden Wagner

Lindsey Holmes is our Chief Administrative Director.  She has been overseeing the operations of the center since 2001, and takes such pride in this beautiful place.

Being the child of a midwife, Lindsey grew up surrounded by pregnancy and childbirth. As she grew older, her interest in midwifery and women’s health care coincided with her mother’s. She enjoys working with women as they progress through their reproductive life and hopes to continue supporting their decisions in health care.

Lindsey has a degree in Business Administration and Marketing from National University.  She lives in Huntington Beach with her husband, Troy and 2 sons Breyker (born at home July 2010) and Brickson (born at home in 2014).

Brionna joined our team in early 2021, and serves as our Office Manager and Biller.  Her interest in  birth and babies began when she became a nanny over 10 years ago, since then her desire to help new moms has grown. She is interested in all aspects of women’s health and loves that SCM empowers women in their care and during their births.

Her background in customer relations serves her well at SCM. She enjoys working with families and assisting with their needs.  She has a degree in Communications from California State Dominguez Hills.

Brionna grew up in Orange County and currently lives in Long Beach with her partner. She loves spending time in nature, hiking and hanging out with her two crazy cats!

Kennedy is a Los Angeles native and University of California, Irvine Alumna. As a pre-medical student, she knew she wanted to go into women’s health and regularly volunteered at the on campus women’s health center. She initially joined our SCM family as an intern, where she developed a passion for midwifery and compassionate care. She has since then taken on the role of our Midwife Assistant Extraordinaire/Back Office and is also a DONA/Academy of Certified Birth Educators trained doula! Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to become a midwife so that she can provide reproductive education, empowerment, and support to better serve families of color and underrepresented communities comparable to her hometown. In her free time she enjoys beach yoga, working out, and exploring new food spots!

Regina is our Front Office Assistant. Growing up Regina never expected to have a home birth, nor did she know anyone who experienced one. After meeting her husband in 2008 and marrying him in 2012, she realized what her mother-in-law was doing for other woman as a midwife. After seeing photos of her nephews born at home, she decided she would like to have a home birth when the time came. Regina has gained a strong sense of respect and appreciation for pregnancy and childbirth after having her own child in 2014 with South Coast Midwifery. Her mother-in-law (Lorri Walker) delivered her son Easton at home in the water.

Her previous customer service experience and passion for SCM is a wonderful addition to our office and she looks forward to sharing that with all our mammas. While working at SCM, she hopes to gain further knowledge in all aspects of women’s healthcare while being able to give back to the empowering and natural birthing community.

In her free time, she enjoys being with her husband and son. She likes to stay active and make time for friends. Moving from Huntington Beach, Regina and her husband purchased a condo in the city of Fullerton. On the weekends they enjoy finding new eateries and exploring downtown.

Regina also loves to travel and looks forward to adventures to come. As an experienced traveler, Regina has been to Israel, Switzerland, France, Australia, and has traveled all throughout the states.