To assist the mother and the obstetrician in childbirth.
it takes 7 years to become a certified nurse midwife
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
A Certified Nurse-Midwife ("CNM") is an Advanced Practice Nurse. In most states a master's degree in nursing is required.
Its a midwife .
Yes
it takes 7 years to become a certified nurse midwife
Some advantages to using a nurse midwife are being at home and relaxed and allowing the family to be involved. Of course the major disadvantage, would be a problem that would arise and couldn't really be managed by the nurse midwife.
A midwife. ******************** A midwife usually attends a mother during pregnancy and birth. If the baby is born in a hospital, it would be the neonatal, maternity, or motherbaby nurses, depending on the setup of the hospital.
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A midwife helps assist in the delivery of an infant, an registered nurse will assist the midwife by constantly assessing the patient, administering medications, and alerting them when delivery is imminent and any potential complications.
In the United States, the abbreviation is CNM, for certified nurse-midwife. In Canada, the abbreviation is RM, for registered midwife (though this differs from the U.S. because it can apply to non-nurse midwives.)
You would have to become a "nurse-midwife" if you wanted to practice in Alabama. They are the only legal forms of midwifery allowed. Having said that, there doesn't appear to be any specific midwife schools in Alabama. http://www.bestnursingdegree.com/programs/nurse-midwife/