Midwifery is an amazing profession. It doesn’t always mean that as a midwife your only job is to catch babies, but to empower women, families and other midwives is power that midwifery continually offer. According to wilsoncenter.org, midwives can provide 87 percent of sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services. They provide nearly constant care for their …
Vision Board When you hear the term vision board, what is the first thing that comes to mind? No matter how you feel about vision boards, I bet you never imagined creating one to help grow your business. Until this year, I hadn’t either. A few months ago I was sitting with a fellow blogger …
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Starting your own midwifery practice Starting your own midwifery practice can be a rewarding and fulfilling venture, but it requires careful planning, preparation, and consideration of various aspects. Want to be your own boss and be the final decision maker of policies, and community services you will offer, or have money directly going into your …
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Each state has different rules for midwifery practice (particularly CNMs). Even though Certified Nurse Midwife have a national certification, each state determines specific scope and independence that a CNM can have. Around 2017, ACNM put together a guideline of the state laws and regulations. Some states like Alaska, Washington, and Oregon have the most independence …
Relationships are very powerful in your personal and professional life. It isn’t how much you know, but who you know. Henry Ford created an empire from his pool of resources versus his personal knowledge. Connections get you the best deals, first awareness before mass public of a sale, and first referral to your practice if …
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Global Maternity Global maternity care includes prenatal care, birth, and postpartum care for a woman if you assist her entire pregnancy. If she transfers out due to risk or moves, billing codes are broken up based on services rendered. There are codes for individual prenatal visits, multiple prenatal visits, birth directly, and postpartum care only. …
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Marketing is Essential for Branding and Success of your Practice. Unless you buy an already established practice with huge customer base, midwives need to market their services to the target market. Knowing your competitor and what you have different than them will be placed in the marketing campaign. Do you offer a unique service to area …
Overwhelmed by administration side of the business? Unsure where to start with policies? I tell people to break things up into sections: administration policies, legal policies, financial policies, clinical policies, inventory policies, insurance policies, training policies, charting policies, employment policies, credentialing policies, etc. Small home birth practices won’t have nearly the policies as large midwifery …
Hospital Midwifery Most people are familiar with CNMs that deliver in a hospital setting. Hospitals are where most Americans feel most comfortable birthing their children in the 21st century. Whether you are a solo midwife working with a hospital to create midwifery hospital privileges for the first time or expanding a large midwifery practice that …
Midwife Student and Fellowship Midwifery clinical sites are getting harder and harder to find. As a new graduate, the biggest hurdle is getting experience in a supportive environment in your first few years of getting a midwifery degree. Is your midwifery practice a good fit for a student or new midwifery graduate? Do you have …
