Stacey Shearin, CNM, WHNP-BC is a navy wife, mother of four daughters and a happy grandmother. She was born and raised in Charleston, S.C. but over the years has lived in various places and currently resides in Chesapeake, VA. She has been a labor and delivery nurse for 10 years after the completion of her Bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of North Florida in 2006. After her years of taking care of women and infants she decided she wanted more. She then went on to further her career by obtaining a dual masters degree in Midwifery and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University in August 2016. Stacey has her certification in inpatient obstetrics and is a member of the American College of Nurse Midwives.

Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care, PLC complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care, PLC does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. The Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care, PLC: Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as: ○ Qualified sign language interpreters ○ Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats) Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as: ○ Qualified interpreters ○ Information written in other languages If you need these services, contact our Civil Rights Coordinator identify below. If you believe that Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care, PLC has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with our Civil Rights Coordinator: Civil Rights Coordinator: Amanda Hubbard Phone: 757-466-6350 Fax 757-466-9262 Address: 880 Kempsville Road, Suite #101 Norfolk, VA 23502 Email amanda.jackson@unifiedhc.com You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, our Civil Rights Coordinator identified above is available to help you. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, DC 20201, 1-800-868-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

Thank you for choosing The Group For Women to provide your health care needs in gynecology and obstetrics. We will do our very best to earn the trust that you have placed in us by calling for your appointment. In order to reduce your initial check in time, we request that you complete the following New Patient Forms prior to your visit. Please bring your completed forms, insurance card and driver’s license with you at the time of your visit. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your appointment. Please complete the Medical Records request form below and deliver to your prior or referring physician to ensure we have all relevant records needed at the time of your visit with our office. Your good health will be our objective, and our goal is to make each visit a pleasant experience. Thank you for calling us and we look forward to your visit. Should you have any questions about these forms please give our office a call at 757-466-6350. New Patient Forms Medical Records Release  

The Group for Women was the first OB/GYN practice in Hampton Roads to offer on-site mental health care for its patients.  Dr. Barbara Kersey has been with the practice fulltime since 1986.  She provides individual, couple and family counseling for a variety of concerns.  These include:   Post-partum depression.  Did you know that post-partum depression is now commonly referred to as PMAD:  Post-partum mood and anxiety disorder?  Post-partum symptoms may present with a high level of anxiety or irritability in addition to depressive symptoms.  About a third of women experience post-partum mood shifts that warrant treatment with  medication, counseling, or a combination of the two.  At the 6-week post-partum visit, patients are given a questionnaire to fill out about mood fluctuations following childbirth.  If there are concerns, patients are referred to Dr. Kersey for evaluation.  Dr. Kersey works with our medical staff to provide treatment options for those who have significant mood alterations following pregnancy and childbirth. Predictors-and-Risk-Factors-February-2015 Path-to-Wellness-February-2015 Anxiety and Depression Fact Sheet   Adjustment to parenting.  Rearing children is a tough job, even under ideal circumstances.  Dr. Kersey’s education and training in child development make her well suited to talk about child-rearing concerns and the pressures of parenting in today’s busy world.  Dr. Kersey sees our patients who are single parents, stay-at-home Moms or working parents.  As a recent bestseller by Jennifer Senior points out, parenting in today’s world is often a job of All Joy and No Fun.   Couples counseling.  Did you know that romantic love was meant to end?  Mature partnership requires work to maintain and the fruits of the labor are worth it!  A passionate, intimate partnership provides fertile soil for individual growth and is the foundation for healthy family life.  Without good role models for intimate partnership, struggle in relationships is common.  Couples counseling is appropriate for premarital couples, those who wish to improve communication, or those whose relationships are in crisis.   Grief counseling.  “Every grief needs 100 tellings.”  This folk wisdom holds true in that those who have experienced loss often benefit by talking about their experience in the presence of a safe, supportive other.  Whether coping with pregnancy loss, the loss of a loved one, or losses associated with the empty nest or other developmental milestone, counseling may provide a helpful venue to make the necessary adjustments of normal grieving.   Infertility.  Dr. Kersey knows this challenge first-hand; her oldest child is an IVF miracle.  Since the birth of her daughter in 1997, Dr. Kersey has served as a consultant to the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, providing counseling for those who struggle with the attempt to have a child.  The stress of infertility takes an emotional toll on women and their partners; supportive counseling often provides some relief in that struggle.   Women’s Issues.  The Group for Women prides itself on treating many aspects of women’s health care.  Times of transition for women such as becoming a mother, returning to work, adjusting to an empty nest, menopause and caring for aging parents may be unsettling.  Counseling may provide useful perspectives and tools for coping.   Dr. Kersey works out of our Kempsville office and schedules her own appointments.  Most health insurance plans cover the cost of counseling.  You may reach Dr. Kersey by calling:  466-6388, x135.