Cindy Carty, SRN, SC Midwife
Northside Hospital
Her British accent immediately breaks the ice with expectant moms and her matter-of-fact yet caring demeanor lets them know they’re in good hands. Becoming a midwife in 1963 in her native England, Cindy Carty has been going full-steam ever since. She came to the states in the early 1970s and after stints in several parts of the county, she joined Northside Hospital’s labor-and-delivery department in 1989. Although she retired in January of this year, Miss Cindy, as she’s called by staff and patients, intends to keep putting in her two cents worth when it comes to advice for new parents. “I’m obsessed with taking care of people and in my 50-plus years of delivering babies, I have a lot of information to share,” says the 76-year-old who became a midwife in her home country in 1963. “As the oldest of nine children myself I’ve learned a great deal, even though I’m the only one in my family without children.”
For Miss Cindy, all her parents and babies are her children. She’s been known to advocate for frightened first-time expectant parents as well as those facing serious neonatal challenges, stepping in to share her experiences with parents and physicians alike. “I’m not afraid to speak up and be an advocate for the baby, the mom and the dad,” she says. “I was born to be a midwife and work in labor and delivery,” she says with a smile. “It has been my calling to make a difference in each family.”
