Passionate Pursuit of new excellence in women's health defines us. We will provide women with an extraordinary experience of clinical quality, personal service, and respect.

To accomplish this mission we will follow the following principles:

The client is the most important person in our existence. Anything that is important to her, by definition, is important to us.

Respect is at the core of every relationship we have. Careful listening to our clients and to each other is a fundamental ingredient to our excellence.

Our most valuable asset is our passion for improving women's lives. A positive cooperative style of work is essential to the survival of this passion.

We believe in a philosophy of health. We embrace prevention, education, and empowerment as primary components of true wellness.

We must be profitable. We must demonstrate the economic superiority of our model of care for it to thrive.

We use objective measures to determine the effectiveness of all that we do. This discipline challenges us continually to improve, innovate, and learn.

Women's Care, Inc. is committed to providing a full continuum of the highest quality health care to women in southeastern New England. Women's Care is responsible for meeting and exceeding the health care needs of women throughout their life span by integrating into one practice all the primary care services necessary. In addition, we will develop strategic alliances with appropriate health care providers and institutions to ensure the delivery of the highest quality of care in a cost effective and expeditious manner. When we provide these services in a highly competent manner, we will be recognized as an industry leader for quality health care.

Meet Our Midwives

Linda Nanni
Fiona Clement
Pam Ward
Kristin Wiley
Kadie Cassidy-Devito
Kathleen Maniscalco

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Linda Nanni, CNM

After attending the birth of a friend. She knew immediately she had found her calling. "It was so powerful," she recalls, "I knew somehow that it was meant to be." So began her training and work toward a career as a certified nurse midwife. She joined the staff of the then Rhode Island Group Health Association and obtained privileges at Women & Infants. The year was 1984, and she was one of only four midwives licensed to practice in Rhode Island. "Midwifery was truly in its formative stages here," says Nanni. "There were a few of us who formed an association, and we lobbied to get state laws amended so we could practice consistent with our education and training. "Even at the hospital then, there were some who were not sure about us.We had one room behind the OR where patients could labor, deliver, and recover without having to be moved. "Then in 1986, the new Women & Infants opened. The concepts we had long advocated for, such as combined labor/delivery/recovery rooms and an alternative birth center, had truly become part of the new hospital and part of the culture of Women & Infants," continues Nanni. "It was like we had died and gone to heaven." A turning point came in 1996 when she joined Women's Care. She "found her niche" working with "a great group of doctors and a great group of midwives."

Linda Nanni, CNM, sees patients at Women & Infants Medical Office Building in Swansea, MA, and Women's Care offices in Providence. To obtain more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 401.273.7351.