Jenny Atzen, C.N.M.

Get to know Jenny

Jenny Atzen, Certified Nurse Midwife, graduated in 2002 from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). She worked as a labor and delivery nurse at MercyOne Genesis BirthCenter and Trinity BirthPlace while pursuing her MSN. Jenny graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2007 with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and went on to work at McFarland Clinic in Ames, Iowa, and QC OB/Gyn Associates in Silvis before joining The Group in 2012! In addition to seeing patients one day a week at The Group, Jenny also teaches full-time for an online nurse practitioner program.

"The connection I develop with patients is by far, what I love most about being a midwife. Even after being gone from The Group for 5 years, when I came back patients still remembered me and that connection was still there. It is an honor and privilege to be a part of such special times in our patients' lives." – Jenny

Jenny is the founder of the Elizabeth Grace Foundation, an organization started to honor the memory of Elizabeth Grace Atzen, who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The foundation provides safe sleep education to care providers, parents, and first responders; as well as provides funding to the Elizabeth Grace Sleep Sack Project through the MercyOne Genesis Health Services Foundation.