Dr. Leah McCoy is a specialist in Nursing and Obstetrics and holds the position of Director of the Obstetric Nursing Education Program at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, United States. Here she seeks to provide an innovative pathway for nurses to pursue a career as a midwife. With a special interest in ensuring quality care, she has dedicated herself to overseeing patient safety.

After a long career as an Obstetric Nurse, she has specialized in outpatient cervical dilation, postpartum hemorrhage management and obstetric emergencies. One of her main responsibilities has been delivery care, but she has also dedicated herself to prenatal care and the general health of the pregnant woman. In addition, she has experience as a trainer for professionals who wish to specialize in this branch of nursing.

In addition, Dr. Leah McCoy has been a member of the United States Navy Nurse Corps. After working for several years as a midwife, she decided to broaden her knowledge and enlisted with the motivation to travel while providing a service for her country. With her recognized expertise, she is also a member of the American Board of Midwifery Certification and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetric Nurses.

In the field of research, she has worked on various projects in the area of Obstetrics. Some of the studies in which she has participated have focused on analyzing weight gain during gestation or applying intermittent auscultation in low-risk women. She has also collaborated in a project to reduce the duration of labor induction in order to reduce by 10% the length of stay prior to delivery of the baby.

• Director of the Obstetric Nursing Education Program at Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, United States
• Nurse in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mayo Clinic 
• Instructor of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Area of the Mayo Clinic
• Doctorate in Obstetrical Nursing from Baylor University 
• Graduate Degree in Nursing from Marquette University 
• Member of:
  
  • American College of Obstetric Nurses 
  • U.S. Navy Nurse Corps