Cecilia Jevitt, a midwife and nurse with more than 40 years experience in clinical practice and 35 years in healthcare education in the US and Canada, leads our team. Cecilia has dedicated her practice and research to helping clients and clinicians improve weight gain and nutrition counseling during pregnancy. She developed the Advantage
Cecilia Jevitt, a midwife and nurse with more than 40 years experience in clinical practice and 35 years in healthcare education in the US and Canada, leads our team. Cecilia has dedicated her practice and research to helping clients and clinicians improve weight gain and nutrition counseling during pregnancy. She developed the Advantage List in 2010 and started this educational service to promote its use.
AdvantageMidwifery was originally founded as AdvantageLearning in 2015, then updated to AdvantageMidwifery in 2021. Although specially targeted to midwifery, the pregnancy weight gain and nutrition counseling information and tools posted on this site could be used by any health professional. This educational service is provided without charge as long as works remain attributed to Cecilia Jevitt.
To make health care knowledge related to nutrition and weight gain during pregnancy widely available and easily accessible for educators, students, clinicians and clients.