February 2023

Tips for Running a Successful Midwifery Practice

Tips for Running a Successful Midwifery Practice, as midwives, we go through years of college and post graduate education and clinical training. We learn a lot about women’s bodies and supporting the natural processes of puberty through menopause, of everything childbearing and breastfeeding. We learn to provide excellent midwifery care – the science and the art of …

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United States Midwifery Scope of Practice

The scope of midwifery practice used throughout this document is based on the ICM definition of the midwife.  The ICM recognizes the scope of midwifery practice to include: education and counselling on sexual health and provision of contraceptive methods provision of support, care and advice during pregnancy, labor and thepostpartum period the conduct of births …

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midwifery state regulations

United States Birth Center Regulations

Birth center regulations can be overwhelming to some midwives.   There are 50 states with their own way of looking at free standing birth centers. Presently, 80% of the states have some sort of regulations for birthing centers.  As of today, the states with no birth center regulations are Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, North Dakota, …

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What is the Average Midwife Salary?

There are Many Different Types of Midwives  (we will discuss the two main types present in the US today) and pay potential for each type of midwife.  It makes a difference if you are a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) or a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM).  It makes a difference what you make as a midwife …

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