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Certified Nurse Midwives
Conemaugh Ob/Gyn Associates, as part of our diverse practice includes Certified Nurse Midwives. Nurse-midwives offer women special skills and an understanding of their unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Nurse-midwifery care focuses on maintaining health and encouraging women to make informed decisions about their health care. Nurse-midwives welcome your questions and take time to listen to you and talk with you.
Throughout a woman's life, nurse-midwives teach and answer questions about proper diets, personal hygiene, exercise, sleep and how to maintain a healthy lifesytle. They provide pre-conception counseling, family planning services, gynecological care, annual pelvic and breast examinations, Pap tests, and screening and treatment for infections. They also care for older women and can provide hormone replacement therapy. |
More Certified Nurse Midwives
Please read on to gain a better understanding of what certified nurse midwives are and what we at Conemaugh Ob/Gyn offer.
Let me explain what a Midwife is. Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM's) are licensed health care practitioners educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery. They provide primary care to women of childbearing age including: prenatal care, labor and delivery care, care after birth, gynecological exams, newborn care, assistance with family planning decisions, preconception care, menopausal management and counseling in health maintenance and disease prevention. Yes, midwives have come a long way from riding horseback to the home to deliver babies.
Let me share a few basic facts about midwives:
The American College of Nurse-Midwives currently has more than 6700 members.
Of those 6,700 member, approximately 5700 are in clinical practice. The rest are students, faculty, retired, or outside of clinical practice for a variety of reasons.
Each year, approximately 400 nurse-midwives pass the national certification exam.
Approximately 68% of CNM's have a master's degree. Four percent have a doctoral degree.
Nurse-Midwifery practice is legal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
Most CNM-attended births occur in hospitals. A recent survey showed 96% of CNM-attended births occurred in hospitals, 3% in freestanding birth centers, and 1% in the home. |
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