Welcome to Sumner County Childbirth & Beyond, the heart of holistic women’s health care in northern Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky.

I’m Gaylea McDougal, CPM-TN, CPM-KY, a Certified Professional Midwife and lifelong resident of Sumner County. My practice is based in Gallatin, my hometown and the county seat, where I have the privilege of serving families throughout our local communities with compassionate, individualized care. I have been married to my high school love for over 30 years and we have 3 sons, Austin, Bailey and Casey. We lost Austin in 2021 which has only deepened my commitment to serving in a holistic healing capacity, supporting people and families through life and loss, holding love along the way.

With decades of experience supporting women through pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, and beyond, I believe that every season of a woman’s life deserves to be honored and supported with wisdom, respect, and empowerment.

At Sumner County Childbirth & Beyond, I provide homebirth midwifery services, postpartum doula care, childbirth education, and menopause support, blending evidence-based practice with the kind of personalized attention that helps families feel seen, safe, and strong. I am also a NARM preceptor and sit on the Tennessee Midwives Association board as the central rep.

I enjoy hiking, kayaking, gardening, bee keeping and practice meditation and yoga regularly. I also serve as the President (and founder) of the Art Rest Move (ARM) Foundation (501c3) supporting those who are in relationship with grief.

My mission is simple: to offer nurturing, empowering care across the lifespan—from the first flutter of new life to the transitions that shape us in midlife and beyond.