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 it. We learn prevention and …
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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 the postpartum period the conduct of …
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, Noth Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, North Dakota, …
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 …
