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Today’s Certified Nurse Midwife, a professional health care
provider, is a registered nurse (RN) who has graduated from one of
the advanced education programs accredited by the American College
of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). In addition, nurse-midwives must pass a
national certification examination and meet strict requirements set
by state health agencies.
Nurse-midwives offer women special skills and an understanding of
their unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Midwives focus on maintaining health and encouraging girls and women
to make informed decisions about their health care. We welcome your
questions and take time to listen to you and talk with you.
What is more, numerous studies have demonstrated, time and again,
that women who are cared for by a Nurse-Midwife can expect the same
level of safety as they can from a physician.
Certified Nurse-Midwives are experts in providing women’s health
care in a compassionate, respectful way in a comfortable and
unhurried environment.
Gentle, nurturing care that respects you, your family and your
beliefs.
Respect for your informed decisions about medical tests,
recommendations and interventions.
Visits that allow plenty of time for questions and answers—30 to
60 minutes for each appointment.
Caring attention to develop a trusting and nurturing relationship
with you and your family.
Throughout a woman’s life, midwives teach and answer questions about
proper diets, personal hygiene, exercise, sleep and how to maintain
a healthy lifestyle. They provide preconception counseling, family
planning services, gynecological care, annual pelvic and breast
exams, pap tests and screening, and treatment for infections. They
also care for older women and can provide hormone replacement
therapy.
Conditions Treated:
Any basic health issues a healthy woman
or girl encounters, plus any and all gynecological related issues
Services Offered:
Well-Woman Gynecology ● Pregnancy and Birth ● Adolescent Health Care
● Menopause Management ● Pre-Conception Counseling ● Family Planning
● Physicals and Immunizations ● Prescriptions and Referrals ● Common
Health Problems
Dismissed, disrespected, and hunted like witches, midwives are
finally being recognized-but misunderstandings and myths endure.
Read
Midwifery's Renaissance
by Marsden Wagner MD, excerpted from Born in the USA:
How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and
Children First (University of California, 2006).
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