Meet the Midwives

Moonstone Midwifery is a group practice! Our practice is always covered by a licensed midwife who is on-call to receive phone calls and respond to client needs. We share the on-call responsibilities in order to make sure our clients have access to a midwife 24/7 without delay. We support each other in group practice so that if one midwife is out of town, ill, taking a much-needed break, or attending an important family event, your care is not hindered in any way.

Veege Ruediger, LDM, CPM holds the primary midwife role in Moonstone Midwifery, and networks with other licensed midwives or birth assistants in the area to make sure there are two qualified professionals to attend each birth.

Jessica "Veege" Ruediger, LDM, CPM

Veege Ruediger sitting cross legged in a field with mountains in background

Jessica "Veege" Ruediger first began attending births in Southern Oregon at the age of 19, in 1996, as an apprentice and student midwife. In 2003, she earned a BA in Women's Reproductive Lives: Biology, Evolution and Culture from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. During her time in Washington, she also completed Postpartum Doula training from Seattle Midwifery School. She returned to the Rogue Valley to start a family, where both of her daughters were born at home.

She spent the next several years practicing the fine art of balancing parenting two young children with midwifery training, attending homebirths as an apprentice and later, as an assistant midwife. In the summer of 2010, she interned at Mercy Maternity Center in Davao City, Philippines. She received her national midwifery certification in 2011, to become a Certified Professional Midwife. She was voted one of southern Oregon's favorite midwives in Oregon Healthy Living of 2011.

In 2011 she co-founded Oak Grove Midwifery, a group midwifery practice serving Southern Oregon. After obtaining her Oregon State License of Direct Entry Midwifery in August of 2013, she founded Moonstone Midwifery as a solo practice.

By 2021, Moonstone Midwifery grew into a group practice model, in order to serve more Southern Oregon families. Skilled in herbalism, experienced in providing primary care to pregnant and postpartum women for over 10 years, Veege is honored to serve the community by offering holistic maternity care to birthing families.