Dr. Carrie Barber is the owner, founder, and principal medical legal consultant at Barber Medical Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC, an independent medical legal consulting practice approved by the Florida Board of Nurses as a continuing education (CE) provider.  Dr. Barber is an advanced practice registered nurse, certified nurse midwife, and board-certified OB/GYN nurse practitioner with over 26 years of clinical experience in healthcare.  She is a clinically active certified nurse midwife with a sub-specialty certification from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) in Electronic Fetal Monitoring.  Dr. Barber practices at a level III perinatal center where she is responsible for obstetrical triage, intrapartum, and postpartum management.  She has practiced women’s health care in various settings including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and academia. Dr. Barber is a former labor and delivery nursing director for a level I community hospital, and has experience serving as a nursing professor teaching maternity nursing, nursing leadership and management, and healthcare policy.  Dr. Barber's medical legal background offers unique perspectives, and understanding of the links between perinatal medicine, risk management, education, and the law.