About Our Team

Family First Midwifery is a Phoenix based Homebirth Midwifery practice comprised of an intimate team of women who share the passion and desire to love and serve families during the prenatal, birth and postpartum period.

The team at FFM has spent the last few years fine tuning the way we serve families which includes the introduction of a 2 midwife rotation in order to ensure our families always have a fresh, well rested midwife excited and ready to attend your birth.

Jetta, Madeline, Ashley A. and Ashley W. Each have unique gifts and passions to offer our families. Our education, background and experiences, as individuals and as a team allows us to provide exceptional love, attention and care for a beautiful and safe home birth experience.

Here’s a little info about the women who make up your team at FFM:

Jetta Anderson, CPM

Jetta Anderson Founder, LM, CPM: Born and raised in Washington State; Jetta attended her first birth in November 2002 when her first child was just 2 months old. After experiencing the love and patience of her own midwife - she knew that midwifery was her calling.

In 2012, The Anderson Family relocated to Arizona. After taking a couple years off to get her kids situated - Jetta opened her Arizona practice in 2016 and has been serving families ever since.

Jetta is married to her high school sweetheart, Chad and after suffering several miscarriages and a battle with infertility - they are the proud parents of Isaac (20), Hope (18) and Gabe (12).

Madeline Judd, CPM

My name is Madeline and, like Jetta, I am also a PNW native. I have helped women have babies in a vast variety of settings and locations and I am so blessed to have landed here at Family First for the last 2 years.

I have a background in nursing but changed paths when I saw the brokenness of the medical system from the inside. I was initially trained in midwifery through the Global Organization of Midwives with the intent to work overseas. I went on to work with the founder of that program at her home birth practice in Hawaii for 2 years before finding my way to Ecuador to work at a birth center there during the onset and height of COVID19. I then worked at a birth center in California before moving to Phoenix while finishing up my education through the Midwives College of Utah. I obtained my CPM through the North American Registry of Midwives and have been loving on families here ever since.

Ashley Anders

Director of Family Relations, Birth Assistant, Newborn Care Specialist, Postpartum Doula

Ashley was born and raised in Arizona and currently resides in Gilbert with her husband Micah and their 3 kids, Tyler, Bennett, and Navy. Ashley and her family also have a golden retriever and a chocolate lab that they love SO much! When Ashley isn't busy with babies and their families, you'll find her hanging with friends and family, at the Pilates studio, or trying to catch up on sleep whenever she can.

Ashley started her journey in the birth world as a birth doula 10 years ago, after having her second baby. She always knew that supporting families in one of the most vulnerable times of their lives was something she wanted to do. Ashley feels that supporting women and families in "the 4th trimester" is just as important as prenatal care, and she is currently serving women as a postpartum doula and newborn care specialist.

When Ashley was in labor with her last baby, Jetta was by her side supporting and encouraging her as her doula. Their friendship has grown exponentially over the years and has opened up many opportunities to work together and share the thing they love most: supporting families. Ashley is honored to be one of Jetta's birth assistants and the Director of Family Relations for Family First Midwifery.