New school name coming this fall

Beginning September 1, the name of our school will change from MGH Institute of Health Professions to Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions. Learn more.

Maria Openshaw is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner in practice since 2014. She has provided midwifery care in a variety of birth settings, ranging from academic and community hospitals, birth centers, and rural health centers in low-resource settings. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and her clinical practice focuses on the care of immigrant and refugee families. Her teaching interests include trauma-informed and reproductive justice-informed care and narrative practice. Her academic interests include global health, organizational culture, and midwifery workforce diversification. 

  • AB, Latin American Studies & Spanish, Bowdoin College: Brunswick, ME
  • MS Nursing, Midwifery and Women's Health, University of California, San Francisco: San Francisco, CA
  • MBA, Boston University

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