About Heidi & the Aspen Roots Midwifery Team

Why Families Choose Aspen Roots Midwifery

Evidence-informed home birth care rooted in relationship
A calm, steady, grounding presence
Respect for intuition and lived experience
Long, unhurried visits (40–90 minutes)
Clear communication and predictable boundaries
Skilled with fast multiparous labors, VBAC journeys, and complex ( low-risk) histories
Strong support team (midwives + students + doulas)
Family-centered, warm, professional care

What Working With Me Feels Like

Families often describe care with Aspen Roots Midwifery as calm, grounding, intuitive, and deeply supportive.

Multiparas especially share that their birth with me was their most peaceful, most supported, or best birth yet.

Calm & Grounding
“Peaceful, calm birth.” • “The most relaxed birthing experience.”

Knowledgeable & Intuitive
“Incredibly knowledgeable.” • “Focused on intuition — hers and mom’s.”

Emotionally Safe & Personal
“In tune with you and your needs.” • “I felt cared for the entire process.”

Empowering Without Pressure
“She supported my decisions.” • “I felt powerful.”

Strong in Complications
“Calm when things went sideways.” • “Dug deep into my labs.”

Family-Friendly
“She included my kids.” • “My husband and I used her for 3 babies.”

Meet Heidi

My name is Heidi Hennigan Cohen. I grew up primarily on the south side of Denver, Colorado. I have known since I was three years old that I wanted to work with babies. I loved my baby dolls and even learned how to make cloth dolls (and still do!) I wanted to have babies all my life. By the time I was twelve, I was already writing school reports on the different types of twins and exploring homeopathy, all while pursuing my childhood dream with a growing passion. In my twenties, as a military spouse, I had the opportunity to travel the world with my children. Among the places I've lived, Germany remains a favorite alongside Colorado. I returned to Colorado in 2010 and began my midwifery journey.

In 2016, I met my amazing husband, Alex. We bought our home in Aurora, CO, in 2021, and together we have a blended family of seven kids. I have two daughters (a young adult and a teen) and two young adult sons, and Alex has two young adult sons. After a long season of secondary infertility and several second-trimester losses, we were blessed with our youngest daughter at the end of 2023.

Being both a mom and a midwife is deeply important to me, and one of the things I value most about this profession is that it allows me to honor both roles. My office is located in my home, and during clinic hours, my mom usually cares for my youngest daughter in another room. Occasionally, she may bop in to say hello or play with a client’s child if you bring them along—it’s a natural and friendly part of the environment here. I am grateful for a career that allows me to serve families with both professional expertise and personal connection, and I look forward to walking alongside you on your pregnancy and birth journey.

I have experienced a variety of births:

A hospital birth with an epidural for my first daughter

A natural hospital birth for my first son
A birth center water birth in Germany for my second son
A home water birth with a midwife for my second daughter
A high-risk pregnancy followed closely by maternal-fetal medicine resulting in an induction hospital birth for my youngest daughter.

My Philosophy: Grounded in Mother’s Intuition

What does intuition mean? “Intuition is the ability to understand or know something without conscious reasoning.” As a midwife I have taken many years to learn and understand how pregnancy and birth works and how to support a family through the birthing process. But how about supporting the mother’s (and partner’s) intuition when it comes to the birth of their child? At Aspen Roots Midwifery, I want to not only grow the knowledge and understanding of how birth works with informed consent of a wide variety of related subjects, I also want to nurture “Mother’s Intuition”. This is the ability to trust one’s self in the decisions they want or need to make.

Our appointments are not rushed. They last from 45-75 minutes and we really get to know each other. This is a time to explore the realms of pregnancy and birth and how you personally feel about it. Pregnancy is 9 months, and luckily not overnight! This is a time to grow into the role of becoming a parent, or becoming a parent again to new little being. I would love to support you on your journey.

Midwifery Education

Midwife’s Education

I am the midwife and owner of Aspen Roots Midwifery, LLC. I have been practicing midwifery in Colorado since August 2018. Between 2012 and 2018, I completed four different midwifery apprenticeships under the guidance of eleven preceptors across Colorado, Utah, Kansas, and Pennsylvania. I successfully passed the North American Registry of Midwives board exam in July 2018 and have since been a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), and Registered Midwife (RM) in the State of Colorado. Before becoming a midwife, I worked as a doula certified by DONA (2006) and TOLABOR (2009). Since 2004, I have served families in home birth, birth center, and hospital settings, and as of 2024, I have attended approximately 200 births. I have had the privilege to serve families in Texas, Germany, North Carolina, Utah, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and throughout Colorado.

I hold current certifications in: