Krista Kranz, CNM, MSN
My specialties:
- Midwifery
- Obstetrics
Professional interests:
- Pregnancy care
- Alternative and complementary therapies
- Breast feeding
- Women's Health
I am board-certified nurse midwife with professional interests in alternative and complementary therapies and lactation.
Hometown: Gaylord, Minnesota
I knew I wanted to become a midwife when: I was in my obstetrics nursing clinicals. My instructor was a midwife and I was able to spend time shadowing her. I absolutely loved the fact they spend time building relationships with women in the clinic setting and get to catch babies! I love the variety of seeing women of all ages in the clinic and providing care in the hospital.
Something I have learned from my patients is: everyone has a story and I love to hear them!
My personal health goal is: to spend more time being active outdoors.
I am most proud of: my children! As the mother of six, you often wonder if you are guiding each of them as you should be. Then you look at them and see the caring, compassionate, intelligent individuals they have become and realize you must have done some things right.
Credentials
- CNM
- MSN
Board-certified specialties
- Midwifery
Specialties
- Obstetrics
Educational institutions
- Frontier Nursing University
Memberships
- American College of Nurse Midwives
- International Board of Certified Lactation Consultants
Current licenses and certifications
- American College of Nurse Midwives
- American Midwifery Certification Board
Years of experience
- 13
Hospital affiliations
- St. Francis Regional Medical Center
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)