Lacey Ballard, DNP, CNM

Lacey Ballard, DNP, CNM, is a board certified nurse midwife and doctor of nursing practice providing comprehensive care throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond. She provides comprehensive women's healthcare with a patient-centered approach that emphasizes trust, education and shared decision-making. Lacey is known for her gentle bedside manner and helps patients feel comfortable during even the most sensitive exams and procedures. Her clinical interests include support of physiologic, low-intervention birth, preventive women's health, pap smears, cervical cancer screening, contraceptive counseling and intrauterine device (IUD) insertions. Lacey is committed to creating a comfortable experience for patients, especially those who feel anxious about exams or procedures. She has extensive experience with IUD placement and works with patients to discuss options for pain management and anxiety relief when appropriate.

She enjoys caring for women through every stage of life, offering guidance and support from adolescence and family planning to pregnancy, postpartum care and menopause. Outside of work, Lacey is an ultramarathon runner and loves spending time with her dogs Cleopatra and Quincy Jones.

The services Lacey provides include:

• Contraceptive counseling and management
• Pregnancy care, labor and delivery and postpartum care
• Perinatal mental health support
• Annual wellness exams
• Gynecologic care
• Perimenopause and menopause care
• Sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment
• Adult gender-affirming care and hormone therapy
• LGBTQ+ affirming care
• IUD insertions, removals and replacements
• Nexplanon insertions, removals and replacements
• Pap smears
• Clinical breast exams
• Vaginal birth, including trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
• Support for patients who experience anxiety during medical visits, pelvic exams or procedures
• Care for adolescents and first-time gynecology patients
• Low-intervention and physiologic birth support

• MultiCare Medical Partners

• American College of Nurse Midwives
• American Nurses Association
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing

I strive to create a welcoming, judgment-free space where patients feel comfortable discussing sensitive concerns and receiving care. By combining a gentle, compassionate approach with evidence-based practice, I work closely with patients to ensure they feel heard, informed and actively involved in their care. I value taking the time to answer questions, provide health education and build long-term relationships that support lifelong wellness.