Nurses-midwives are registered nurses with advanced training who assist in family planning, pregnancy, and childbirth. Midwife means “with woman†. They help women deliver their babies and teach new mothers how to care for their infants.
Nurse-midwives salary: $52,000 to $62,000 to $100,000
Nurse Midwife
Nurses-midwives work
- in hospitals
-with physicians in private practice
- in freestanding birth centers
-well-woman care centers
-in women’s clinics
-family planning clinics
-privately funded agencies
-some nurse-midwives operate their own clinics and birthing center
-some nurse-midwives work independently and specialize in home birth deliveries
-with a doctorate, a nurse-midwife can do research or teaching.
Midwives
Nurse-midwive
- examine pregnant women
-monitor the growth and development of fetuses
-assist during labor
-provide follow-up care
-well-woman care
-educate patients
-counsel patients about breast –feeding , sexually transmitted diseases, and asic parenting skills
-maintain patient records
-provide physical and emotional support to pregnant women and their families.
Direct-Entry Midwives
Direct-entry midwives are not required to be nurses in order to practice as midwives. They are trained through a combination of formal education , apprenticeship, and self-education
Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) are certified by the North American Registry of Midwives.
Lay Midwives usually train by apprenticing with established midwives. Lay Midwives are not certified or licensed.
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