do you think a midwife is a good career? just how do the hours work?

Question

are you basically on call 24 hours- what happens if your patient has a baby in middle of the night?
also, does anyone know if theres a real difference btwn a nurse midwife and a regular certified midwife?

Answer 1

Hey im a midwife. Im a certified nurse midwife. I work at Albany med. for 13 years now. Your hours depend on if you are working with a team of midwifes, or if you are working out of your own office. Where i work we have 11 midwives.We each have clinic days where we see our own patients.We also switch on-call status. You are on-call for your own patients at all times. There are days when i dont have to be working in the hospital so if one of my patients come in they can have them call me ,or they can let the midwife thats working the floor that day deliver them. Now as far as midwife terms we have a lay midwife, which is a midwife who is basically a self taught , lay midwives are no longer aloud in NY state. You must be certified. You must obtain your bachelor of nursing in science degree. You also have to take nursing course. Its a great job, and i love it . I love going to work everyday. Email me if you want to chat some more.

Answer 2

I think a midwife is actually a great career to go into. Many parents wiould prefer to have a midwife because the birthing process feels more comfortable and personal.

As a midwife, your patients may go into labor at 3 am...and you know what that means? You get up at 3 am and head on over. Hours can vary...but rewards are endless.
Sorry, don't know the difference, but you can look it up. (Certified vs. regular) if there even is a difference...

Answer 3

Here are the differences between midwives-

Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM): an individual trained and licensed in both nursing and midwifery. Nurse-midwives possess at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education and are certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives.

Certified Professional Midwife (CPM): an individual trained in midwifery and meets practice standards of the North American Registry of Midwives.

Direct-Entry Midwife (DEM): an independent individual trained in midwifery through a variety of possibilities that include: self-study, apprenticeship, a midwifery school, or a college/university program.

Certified Midwife (CM): an individual trained and certified in midwifery. Certified midwives possess at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education and are certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives.

Lay Midwife: an individual who is not certified or licensed as a midwife; however they are trained informally through self-study or apprenticeship.


As far as the hours a midwife works, it depends on what type of midwife she is and whether she works with a group of other midwives.

Answer 4

a mid- wife, u could be called to work any time of the day no matter what. but if ur just a nurse the hours are different

Answer 5

Talk to someone at a college, it's different for each state and hospital