Meet Devin Salazar, MSN, CNM
Devin Salazar, MSN, CNM, is a trusted part of the WFMC Health team, providing thoughtful, relationship-centered care for women across many stages of life. As a certified nurse midwife, she brings deep experience in prenatal and postpartum care, women’s health, and group prenatal support through Centering Pregnancy®. Her approach is grounded in education, connection, and respect for each person’s experience.
Her Path Into Healthcare
Originally from the Seattle area, Devin came to Oregon for her training and built her early career caring for women and delivering babies at a community hospital in Silverton. Over the years, that work helped shape both her clinical skills and her passion for walking alongside patients during important life transitions.
It was also there that she was first introduced to Centering Pregnancy®, a model she quickly came to believe in. As she shared, “I became a real advocate for it.”
As her own family grew, Devin made the decision to step back from delivery care and look for a role that better supported both her professional goals and family life. That path led her to WFMC Health through a meaningful reconnection with a former colleague.
Her Role at WFMC Health
At WFMC Health, Devin provides prenatal care from the first visit through the postpartum period.
“I also provide the full spectrum of women’s health care,” she shared. “”I really enjoy providing that…for women in the community.”
That spectrum spans from adolescence through perimenopause and includes contraception, menstrual concerns, infections, pain, and support during the perimenopausal years.
Centering Pregnancy®
A major part of her role is helping lead Centering Pregnancy®, WFMC Health’s group prenatal care model. Instead of brief one-on-one visits, pregnant patients join a cohort of others with similar due dates and spend extended time learning, asking questions, and building community together.
“It’s unique in the sense that it’s a group model,” she explained. “It’s also unique in the sense that people get an hour and a half to two hours each visit with their provider.”
Devin helps facilitate these groups alongside her colleague Kristen Jamsa, FNP, CNM, and coordinator Sarah Wart, who is a community doula. Together they create space for education, support, and connection throughout pregnancy.
Each session covers topics that support patients as pregnancy progresses. “We start off with the common discomforts of pregnancy,” Devin said. “And then as people journey closer to having their babies, we start talking a lot more about labor and childbirth and ways to manage the pain that comes along with that.” She added, “We have a whole session dedicated to breastfeeding and lactation [and] newborn care.”
Depending on when participants deliver their babies, there are typically about 8 or 9 Centering Pregnancy® sessions for each cohort.
“In an age when people are very digitally connected, it’s a way to really bring people into the present moment with each other in person, rather than online.”
How She Cares for Patients
Devin’s approach to care is rooted in time, listening, and helping patients feel informed in a way that is steady and supportive. She values being able to slow down, answer questions, and make space for the real concerns people bring into the room.
“I really like to be able to sit and get to know people and provide a lot of education and answer questions,” she shared, which is something that can feel limited in traditional 15-20 minute visits.
That is one reason Centering Pregnancy® is such a meaningful part of her work. Devin sees that many women today are navigating pregnancy with far more information than they might have had a decade ago, but not always with more clarity.
“I see women having access to a lot more information than maybe a decade ago, but also a lot more questioning of the quality of the information.”
For her, Centering Pregnancy® creates space to talk through that information together, sort out what is helpful, and offer evidence-based guidance in a setting that feels more grounded and relational.
“In an age when people are very digitally connected, it’s a way to really bring people into the present moment with each other in person, rather than online.”
That time together helps patients step out of the noise for a moment, connect with others having similar experiences, and “honor the process that their body’s going through throughout their pregnancy.”
She also values the way the program helps people feel supported, especially during a season that can bring stress, uncertainty, and postpartum mental health struggles.
“It seems like the support systems that develop through Centering [Pregnancy]®, in both the group itself as a support system and then within each birthing person’s life, becomes more robust and protective for them.”
What You Can Expect as a Patient
As a patient, you can expect care that makes room for your questions and recognizes your whole experience. Devin’s work is centered on helping patients feel informed and supported, whether they’re coming in for prenatal care, postpartum follow-up, or other women’s health needs.
In Centering Pregnancy®, visits are longer than a traditional prenatal appointment and include discussion, practical education, resources, and connection with others who have similar due dates.
“Another thing that’s special about the program is that partners are really welcome and encouraged to come,” Devin said, and if the patient doesn’t have a partner or they can’t attend, patients can bring another support person.
She’s seen how valuable that can be in practice.
“It’s a really sweet and beautiful way to see partners come alongside the pregnant person and for them to both be equipped with really good information and preparation.”
The feedback she hears reflects that sense of support, confidence, and preparedness.
One participant told her, “I just feel so much more prepared to go into this journey of childbirth and becoming a parent than I would have otherwise.”
She also hears that people leave with lasting connection and community, including patients who say, “I’m staying in touch with my group members and it’s so fun to see our babies grow.”
“I hear that people have found good community,” Devin shared, “which I think folks are hungry for, just in a different way in 2026.”
Another special part of Centering Pregnancy® comes after the babies arrive.
“Once everybody has had their babies, we always do a reunion where women and their babies get to come back and we get to hear about everyone’s experience and meet all the newborns,” Devin said.
For many families, it is one more way the program builds connection and community beyond pregnancy.
Why WFMC Health Matters to Her
Devin speaks warmly about the people and mission at WFMC Health. She deeply values serving patients and families who may be navigating real barriers to care, from transportation challenges to broader life stressors. That makes each visit meaningful.
“I really love the patient population that I get to see,” she said. “It’s a very challenging time, high stress. It can take people a lot of work to come to the clinic. So people being able to show up with the challenges that they have, I really appreciate and value.”
She also appreciates being part of a team that reflects the community it serves.
“It’s by far the most diverse health care team I’ve been a part of since being in practice,”
For Devin, that reflects a clinic culture that takes community-centered care seriously and lives out its values in day-to-day practice.
Another way WFMC Health stands out is in the support available after birth, noting that WFMC Health has a dedicated lactation nurse/infant feeding specialist.
“This is something that’s pretty unique to the clinic now here in Salem,” Devin explained, since some other pediatric practices in the community are no longer offering those services. That means families can receive support with breastfeeding, pumping, combination feeding, formula use, milk supply concerns, and feeding transitions after baby arrives.
A Warm Welcome
Devin’s work reflects many of the values at the heart of WFMC Health: listening closely, building trust, and making care feel more personal and more connected. Whether she is caring for someone through pregnancy, supporting women’s health across the lifespan, or helping families build community through Centering Pregnancy®, her focus stays on helping people feel seen, informed, and supported.
She has also seen how often the program grows through word of mouth. Women who have gone through Centering Pregnancy® themselves, she shared, are often the ones “telling their sister, telling their cousin,” and inviting others to consider it too.
While some patients may feel unsure about group prenatal care at first, Devin said, “the vast majority of the time, people stick on with it and really, really enjoy themselves.”
One participant told her, “I just feel so much more prepared to go into this journey of childbirth and becoming a parent than I would have otherwise.”
Her invitation is simple and welcoming: “try us out, come on over, and see what Centering [Pregnancy]® is all about.”
Ready to Get Started?
If you’re looking for a women’s health provider who takes time to listen and partner with you through women’s health needs, pregnancy, postpartum care, and beyond, WFMC Health is here for you.
Our team is proud to support individuals and families with compassionate, community-centered care. To learn more about women’s health services or Centering Pregnancy®, or to schedule an appointment, contact WFMC Health today.