Shannon DaSilva DNP, APRN, CNM, CMS

Education:
DNP-NM, Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas
BSN, University of Texas at Arlington, School of Nursing, Arlington, Texas 

Certifications:
CNM, American Midwifery Certification Board
Nurse-Midwife Sonographer, American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Work and Education
Dr. Shannon DaSilva is a board-certified nurse-midwife. She teaches in the DNP Nurse-Midwife track and core courses for all DNP graduate nursing tracks at Baylor University.

Throughout her career, Dr. DaSilva has taught as adjunct faculty in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and as a clinical preceptor. Her approach is rooted in her background in diverse healthcare settings, including full-scope midwifery hospital practices, an out-of-hospital birth center, and a community hospital-based high-risk maternal-fetal medicine clinic. Her prior ownership of a birthing center and ongoing involvement as a quality assurance and accreditation consultant offer a unique perspective on healthcare's administrative, business, and regulatory aspects.

Dr. DaSilva is passionate about empowering women, advocating for the vulnerable, and nurturing the next generation of nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives.

Committees
Dr. DaSilva is an active member of the following organizations: American College of Nurse–Midwives (ACNM), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse–Midwives (CTCNM), Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)

Dr. DaSilva has actively served on committees, such as the Advanced Practice Provider Committee, Maternal-Fetal Medicine ICU Committee, and a system-wide Texas Aim Opioid Bundle Committee. Additionally, Dr. DaSilva contributed as a Stronger Together Peer support member, served in the ACNM Division of Global Health, and as a Fetal Infant Mortality Review member (Tarrant County). Dr. DaSilva also serves the Texas Maternal Mortality Task Force by abstracting cases of maternal mortality.

Dr. DaSilva's dedication extends globally. She has volunteered on medical missions in Sierra Leone, Spain, and Lebanon. Through the ACNM Division of Global Health, Dr. DaSilva collaborated with a Zambian midwife to secure an International Confederation of Midwives, Midwife for Life Grant to enhance midwifery education in Zambi

Articles and Presentations
Dr. DaSilva developed online learning modules to prepare student nurse-midwives for cross-cultural clinical experiences. In 2018, she presented at the Association of Texas Midwives annual conference on “Advanced Maternal Age: Evidenced-Based Practice” and at the American Association of Birth Centers Annual Conference on “Maternal Emergency Drills.” 

Dr. DaSilva has served on panel discussions regarding vaginal birth after cesarean and how to start a birth center. She has helped facilitate several hospital-based system-wide practice changes regarding diabetes in pregnancy, hydrotherapy in labor, water birth, and nitrous oxide use for pain control in labor. Dr. DaSilva facilitated and presented at the 2023 and 2024 Midwife & Co Symposium. In 2024, Dr. DaSilva authored two chapters in the Electronic Fetal Monitoring (c-EFM) Certification Review textbook, which focused on maternal, fetal, and placental complications and assessing fetal oxygenation and acid-base status. 

Community  
Dr. DaSilva, her husband, and four children are active in their local church, where she has also served with them on mission trips and in various ministries as needs arise. When not serving her church, students, or patients, she enjoys painting, creating art, snow-skiing, golfing, and spending time with her family.