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What is midwifery and obstetrical nursing?
This course is designed for students to appreciate the concepts and principles of midwifery and obstetrical nursing, it helps them to acquire knowledge and skills in rendering nursing care to normal and high risk pregnant women during antenatal, natal and post natal periods in hospital and community settings.
What’s better an OB or midwife?
If you have a low-risk pregnancy and dream of delivering at home or in a birthing centre, choose a midwife because, in most cases, family doctors and obstetricians only practice in hospital settings. However, if you know you want to deliver in a hospital, you can choose any type of provider, including a midwife.
What does an obstetric nurse do?
Since obstetric nurses specialize in helping doctors care for pregnant women and deliver babies, they most often work in labor and delivery departments in hospitals. However, some OB nurses can also also work in private doctor’s offices, health clinics or birthing centers.
What is the role of an obstetric nurse?
Obstetrical nurses help provide prenatal care and testing, care of patients experiencing pregnancy complications, care during labor and delivery, and care of patients following delivery. They also provide supervision of patient care technicians and surgical technologists.
Can midwives perform C sections?
C-sections are done by obstetricians (doctors who care for pregnant women before, during, and after birth) and some family physicians. Although more and more women are choosing midwives to deliver their babies, midwives of any licensing degree cannot perform C-sections.
What is difference between midwife and nurse?
A nurse can work in many different medical areas, while a midwife works only in labor and delivery. Nurses are required to receive formal education and certification, while midwives are not. Nurse-midwives have the formal education of a nurse and the hands-on experience of a midwife.
How long does it take to become an obstetric nurse?
Most OB/GYN nurses start their career by earning a BSN, which generally takes 4 years of full-time study to complete. Some students opt for an ADN, typically requiring 18 to 24 months of full-time study. Alternatively, students could pursue the less common route of a 1-, 2- or 3-year nursing diploma.
Why choose an OB-GYN or midwife?
At HealthPartners, our OB-GYNs, midwives and pregnancy care teams strive to deliver your baby, your way. That means we all want to help you have the care and child birthing experience you’re hoping for, regardless of who you choose as your primary specialist. OB-GYNs and midwives both provide great pregnancy care and safely deliver babies.
What is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)?
Certified nurse-midwife (CNM) – Certified nurse midwives are registered nurses (RNs) who have master’s or doctorate degrees in nursing. They have also received their American Midwifery Certification Board certification. In the United States, the vast majority of midwives have completed graduate degrees.
What is a Certified Professional Midwife?
Certified professional midwife (CPM) – Certified professional midwives are specialists who have demonstrated their knowledge and skills in providing midwifery services, and been certified by the North American Registry of Midwives.
What is the difference between a midwife and a doula?
Doulas do not deliver babies, rather they provide support through the process. Midwives (and OB-GYNs) deliver babies and are responsible for the health and well-being of their patients. At HealthPartners, we can help connect expectant mothers with doulas and welcome them in our hospitals.