About me
Allison Glubiak, CNM (she/her) is a certified nurse midwife and serves as Director of Advanced Practice Providers for the Women’s and Infants’ Services Department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Allison is delighted to be a part of a team of midwives dedicated to offering full-scope, high-quality, high-touch care. Research shows that having a midwife as part of the care team improves outcomes and enhances the experience of pregnancy and childbirth.
Allison’s practice employs a holistic approach, focusing on both the emotional and physical health of the person. Education is also a large part of Allison’s practice. She aims to create an open environment for clients and their families, where they have the ability to ask questions and have honest discussions. This creates a safe place for communication and helps people feel more empowered throughout the decision-making process.
Allison received her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, majoring in Economics with a minor in Psychology. She received her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing from Columbia University. She began her work as a midwife in Queens, New York before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area for a few years to continue her practice. Originally from Virginia, she is grateful to have returned to the area and to have found her home with the Midwives of Medstar in 2018.
Clinical areas of focus
- Birth Control Counseling
- Breastfeeding Problems
- Breastfeeding Support
- Centering Pregnancy
- Family Planning
- First Trimester Screening
- Labor And Delivery
- Lactation Support
- Natural Birth
- Nausea Of Pregnancy
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Pregnancy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Maternal Age
- Anemia Of Pregnancy
- Arcuate Uterus
- Bicornuate Uterus
- Breastfeeding Problems
- Cervical Incompetence
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Cholestasis Of Pregnancy
- Complications Of Episiotomy
- Delayed Umbilical Cord Separation
- Endometritis
- Gestational Diabetes
- Hellp Syndrome
- History Of Severe Preeclampsia
- HIV In Pregnancy
- Hyperemesis
- Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction Fetus
- Lactation Disorders
- Large For Gestational Age
- Liver Disease In Pregnancy
- Macrosomia
- Mastitis
- Maternal Fibroids
- Maternal Obesity
- Maternal Substance Abuse
- Medical Complications In Pregnancy
- Morning Sickness
- Multiple Gestations
- Nausea Of Pregnancy
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Nuchal Cord
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Placental Disorders
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Mastitis
- Postpartum Thyroiditis
- Preeclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Preterm Labor
- Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Pruritic Urticarial Papules And Plaques Of Pregancy (PUPP)
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- Severe Preeclampsia
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Pregnancy
- True Knot
- Umbilical Cord Compression
- Umbilical Cord Infection
- Umbilical Cord Prolapse
- Uterine Anomaly With Pregnancy
- Vaginal Abscess
- Vasa Previa
Procedures I perform
- Antepartum And Postpartum Care
- Birth Control Counseling
- Breastfeeding Support
- Centering Pregnancy
- Contraction Stress Testing
- Delayed Cord Clamping
- Episiotomy
- Family Planning
- Fetal Non Stress Testing
- Fetal Ultrasound
- First Trimester Screening
- Gestational Diabetes Counseling
- Labor And Delivery
- Lactation Support
- Maternal Anticoagulation
- Natural Birth
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nitrous Oxide During Labor
- Opioid Addiction Treatment In Pregnancy
- Oral Contraceptive Counseling
- Post Partum Check Up
- Postpartum Care
- Pregnancy Counseling
- Prenatal Care
- Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section
- Vaginal Delivery
- Water Birth Information
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Open POS II
- Opoen HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- PPO and PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- FIRST HEALTH
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board, Midwifery
Graduate Education: Columbia University School of Nursing (2013)