Claire Moynihan (she/they) is a Certified Nurse-Midwife affiliated with Highland Hospital. She graduated from Simmons College in Boston with a Bachelors in Nursing in 2009, and from Jefferson University (formerly Philadelphia University) with a Masters in Midwifery in 2019. She practiced nursing in Inpatient Women’s Psychiatry in Boston before moving back to her hometown of Rochester, where she worked as a Labor & Delivery nurse at Highland until pursuing midwifery.

Claire enjoys being able to work with women and individuals AFAB, and their families in achieving their health goals through shared decision-making and trauma-informed care, both in the office and inpatient obstetric settings. She is passionate about providing better care for fellow LGBQ/TGGE-identified individuals, addressing racism and reproductive justice in health care, minimizing barriers to better mental health services, and advocating for the midwifery profession and improved maternity care in Rochester and the state of NY.

Certified Specialties

Certified Nurse Midwife - American College of Nurse Midwives

Faculty Appointments

Assistant - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD)

Credentials

Education

CNM | Jefferson Medical College. 2019

Ratings & Comments

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Ratings

During this visit, did this provider spend enough time with you?

4.8

During this visit, did this provider show respect for what you had to say?

4.8

During this visit did this provider give you easy to understand information about these health questions or concerns?

4.6

During this visit, did this provider listen carefully to you?

4.7

During this visit, did this provider explain things in a way that was easy to understand?

4.6

Patient Comments

Claire was wonderful. She made me feel so much more comfortable about my medical concern. She showed empathy, kindness, and compassion. She did an awesome job helping me

Sep 02, 2024

5.0

Very happy to have found this new provider

May 28, 2024

5.0

Excelente experiencia

Jun 11, 2023

Very attentive as someone who suffers from depression and anxiety. Always feel at ease with talking with the doctors. They are always professional

Feb 07, 2023

1.8

Wish I never came to this practice

Nov 30, 2022

3.8

I typically see Dr Previte but Claire was wonderful.

Jul 12, 2022

5.0

Claire was hands down the best OB/GYN provider I have ever seen. She walked me through every step of my visit in a trauma informed way, stopping to ask if I was comfortable and okay. She took my symptoms seriously and ran tests to eliminate any concerns. I have seen a number of OB/GYN providers in my day but Claire was truly exceptional. I hope other providers follow her lead or she is able to precept new providers because this is a good standard of care. Thank you Claire!

Mar 31, 2022

4.6

This provider was excellent and treated me with great respect and understanding. [...] I felt a bit rushed when talking through things. The provider was very knowledgeable and understanding and definitely listened well but she talked very fast and I got the feeling that she had a lot to do so I should hurry to wrap things up.

Mar 21, 2022