Certified nurse-midwives independently manage the care of healthy women through pregnancy, labor and birth, and provide gynecologic services throughout the life cycle. Each nurse-midwife is associated with a physician for consultation and referral.
A nurse who has undergone special training and has received certification on birthing (labor and delivery). Nurse-midwifes can perform most of the same tasks as physicians and have emergency physician backup when they deliver a baby.
A registered nurse who has completed graduate-level programs in midwifery. Most nurse-midwives have a collaborative relationship with a physician.
A registered nurse who has had specialized midwifery training to care for women and babies during pregnancy, childbirth and after birth.
