Jodi has been a great friend that I have had the privilege of associating with. Her passion, drive, and inspiration to birth workers in creating their own businesses. Hip to Heart is a full service concierge agency that provides comprehensive care for women before, during and after pregnancy. She provides new families all over Massachusetts, …
For many people running a midwifery business, policies and procedures are usually not the first thing they think about drafting. They usually draft some form of a business plan to help guide their vision. Then, they simply get to work. Some midwifery business owners don’t see how a policies and procedures manual can benefit their business. …
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I have been asked so many times, “Is it better to be a cash only business or offer insurance coverage for midwifery services?” I wish there was a simple answer to that complicated question. This question usually gets a response of more questions than an answer. What is your business plan look like? What population …
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A lot of people believe money is their most important resource but we think they’re misguided. Their most important resource is time. You can get more money through various avenues but once time is gone, it’s gone forever. You can’t buy more or borrow more, so time is a limited resource that expires every day. …
An estimated 54,000 babies are born, on average, in the UK in December – so while you’re desperately trying to get your kids to sleep before Santa arrives, or stuffing your face with turkey and sprouts, there’ll be wards of busy midwives tending to the women who are about to become mums. And yep, while …
As a new graduate or experienced midwife, it is a big decision to start your own practice or join another established midwifery team instead. There are many pros and cons to each option. I would like to break down some things to think about when pondering these very different midwifery paths. Are you a new …
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Have you ever thought it would be nice to serve families and not have just adding another birth to the monthly delivery list as the only option to bring in more revenue? There are so many wonderful services midwives can do and many are quite profitable when looking at the time and initial costs for …
Additional Services to Midwife Practice: Big Financial Impact Read More »
So many midwives dream of running their own midwife practice, but few take the leap of faith to make that a reality. Most midwives, especially CNMs, tend to work for someone else or a larger system. They will give up many of their initial values of what midwifery looks like to be able to get …
Turn your Practice into a Pension Today, more women are getting college degrees than men, and women now make up half of the U.S. college-educated workforce.1 On top of that, the number of women in executive-level positions has grown from 17% in 2015 to 21% in 2019, while the number of women running Fortune 500 …
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As a midwife, there is so much to think about with clinical training, business planning, market analysis, and ordering supplies. We have so many things to do and love to not “rework the wheel.” I have pulled together my favorite midwifery supply resources over the years. I have found some sites are better for traditional …
