Melin Perez-Torres' Credentials

Biography

Melin was born and raised in Brooklyn. She attended an accelerated nursing program at the University of Texas, where she earned her bachelor’s degree. With a passion for women’s health, pregnancy, and childbirth, she worked for nearly a decade as a staff nurse in Labor and Delivery at LIJ/Katz Women’s Hospital. She completed her postgraduate training at SUNY Downstate, rotating at Elmhurst Hospital and Bellevue, and earning her master’s degree in Nurse-Midwifery, with advanced certification.

Awards & Recognitions

• American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), Certified Nurse Midwife (2019)
• Recipient of the Marilyn Cottrell Award for Family Planning
• Certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM-c)
• ACLS, BLS, NRP certified
• Member of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
• Member of the New York City Midwives
• Member of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG)
• Certified breastfeeding counselor (CBC)