Lisa Benedetto is a Certified Nurse Midwife who began practicing midwifery in Boulder, Colorado, where she lived for most of her adult years. In 1997, Lisa became a DONA-certified doula attending home and hospital births in Colorado. Lisa graduated from Colorado University in 2005 with a Bachelor’s in Nursing, and she completed a Master's of Science in Nurse-Midwifery from Frontier Nursing University in 2009. Since then, she has practiced midwifery in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and New York and has had extensive birth experience in both hospital and out-of-hospital community birth settings.

Lisa has attended over 2000 births and has supported many more laboring clients along the way. She is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the New York State Association of Licensed Midwives (NYSALM), and the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC). Lisa has also worked on state legislative committees, led midwifery grant development teams, and has been a midwife preceptor to many aspiring midwives along the way. Supporting physiologic birth and assisting women to make informed decisions are a few of the important values that help guide Lisa’s midwifery practice. 

Lisa owns and operates the only free-standing birth center in the Finger Lakes Region located in Ithaca, NY. The practice also has an office location in Dundee, NY.