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Midwife Training: Giving Brand-new Life To Your Occupation

Posted: Feb 14, 2011 |

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Midwife training works to prepare both men and women for the proper care that they will need to be able to supply in their professional careers. This care covers further than many realize, as midwifery goes far beyond the usual functions of being pregnant treatment nowadays.

Midwives are expected to assist along with pre-pregnancy attention, helping ladies in order to arrange for having a kid and assisting ladies who are with kids to care for the child correctly. It generally consists of health and dietary support. Throughout the pregnancy, midwives assist with everything from emotional and physical help to actually helping the delivery of your baby. Midwives work toward a secure pregnancy, and work to guide her as, among other things, a breathing mentor. Post pregnancy, midwives provide emotional support in addition to any medicine that may be needed because of problems from the pregnancy.

Midwife training also helps midwives to be aware of their own general practice, as today’s midwives provide primary care, gynecological care, and menopausal care. Midwives are expected to supply exams that include pelvic exams. They could make principal care calls and will help women with menopause signs and symptoms. Although midwives can advise medication, most work to supply emotional and physical support that does not require the use of medicines.

The education for becoming a midwife begins in senior high school, as specific courses are recommended. People in high school should consider general health and science classes in addition to courses in sociology and psychology. Programs in college develop these details, going further into health and science courses like physiology and anatomy. The specific instruction that’s supplied for those who are looking to be a licensed nurse-midwife can take up to 2 yrs, and consists of programs specific to midwifery. Courses will teach midwives how to handle issues like pregnancy, gynecological examinations, and menopause in a way that those searching for a midwife choose.

It is possible to go through training to become a certified midwife and also to become a licensed nurse-midwife. Regular qualified midwives must go through certification assessments and receive some form of higher education. Those that desire to be qualified nurse midwives should go through the education and examination to become a nurse. They must then go through a certified nurse-midwife program as accredited with the American College Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) association. They’ll require via an accreditation exam to actually be certified like a nurse-midwife. Past this, you will find additional state needs that will differ, but usually consist of clinical hours and practice knowledge.

Midwife training is available to those who do not want to go through a nursing program. With that being said, there are other job opportunities offered to those who have a nurse-midwife certification. The nursing job market is expected to grow by practically 30 % over the next decade, and some of those careers will probably be for nurse-midwives. This is the perfect career move when you have had an interest in nursing but have desired to work exclusively with women to provide both physical and emotional support through all phases of life.

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Natural Childbirth Tips From Midwives : Latent Labor

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The early phase of labor has a period that is known as latent labor, and it is the longest part of labor. Discover the average length of time for a woman’s first labor with help from a certified nurse-midwife in this free video on the latent phase of labor. Expert: Michelle Collins Contact: www.vanderbiltnursemidwives.org Bio: Michelle Collins has more than 20 years of experience in the field of maternal-child health, first as a labor, delivery and pediatric nurse, and currently as a certified nurse-midwife. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Is this medical malpractice, and do I have a case against the hospital?

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Question by luv_the_red_head: Is this medical malpractice, and do I have a case against the hospital?
I went to the hospital and I was 37 weeks pregnant. I was having contractions, and in labor. I stayed at the hospital for 6 and a half hours, and the midwife that was oncall told me that I was not in active labor, and the pains I was having were not contractions. She sent me home, and told me to get in a warm bath to help with the pains. I asked her for another dr, and she told me no. I asked her to at least call another dr and get another opinion, and she told me no, she did not have to. So, I went home, and an hour and a half later I had my baby over my toilet at home. My daughter is fine now, but we have to watch her extra close because she was supposed to get an antibiotics during delivery and didn’t get them. She had difficulty with her body temperatere because of her lack of oxygen directly after birth. We have now got that regulated. She is at a much higher risk of resperatory infections as well. As for me, I am dealing with anxiety issues, and a kind of depression that I have never experienced. THe stress of the whole situation is really taking a toll on me mentally.

After some research, I found out that the midwife at the hospital is not a licensed midwife in Texas (that is where we live). We had an unqualified person in charge of our care, and she could have really injured, or even fatally harmed me and my new baby.

Who is responsible for this? The hospital or the ‘midwife”? I tried to talk to the people at the hospital, but they won’t talk to me about this. It is so frusterating!! I want some sort of explaination, or appology or something!! What should I do? What Can I do?

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Answer by Phuc Eu
yup, call an ambulance-chaser like John Edwards, I hear he’s looking for work.

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Have a Happy Birth Day Intro Tour of Swedish/Edmonds Childbirth Services

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Have a Happy Birth Day Intro Tour of Swedish/Edmonds Childbirth Services
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Saffy receives a visit from her sadistic midwife and is subjected to a demonstration of most painful aspects of childbirth. Eddy meets with her bookclub and is distressed to find that Elizabeth Hurley has pulled out at the last minute. Only Patsy, Plum and Mariella Frostrup turn up to discuss the literary merits of OK! magazine. Meanwhile Saffy has invited John – her baby’s father – to the house to tell him the good news. Eddy is ecstatic to discover that John is black and that her grandchild will therefore be mixed race. “It’s the Chanel of babies!” she crows.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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At what point in pregnancy do you need to stop doing regular yoga?

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Question by I Block Stupid People: At what point in pregnancy do you need to stop doing regular yoga?
Or are there just certain positions you can’t do? I’m in a beginning yoga class at the Y so we’re not doing a lot of inversions or anything. I know there are special pregnancy yoga tapes but I don’t have anywhere I can do those (we live in a 5th wheel and travel w/hubby’s job, no place in the trailer to lay out on a mat!).

Please don’t just say “ask your doctor/midwife,” I strongly suspect I’m pregnant but haven’t gotten a positive yet (too early) so I don’t have a midwife yet, so please just answers with actual information.
Uh, maybe the Y where you are is gross, but the one I go to is nice and new.

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Answer by CoUrTnEy <3
If you have done yoga previous to getting pregnant then you can keep doing yoga until you go into labor…good luck =]

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Question about newborns?

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Question by downclover: Question about newborns?
I was at Wal Mart the other day eating lunch at McDonald’s with Sampsonite, the 92yr old walmart greeter…his dad invented the suitcase. He told me that Ricki Lake advised him to let his wife have their child at home in the bathtub with a mid-wife to save a bunch of money. I’m a bit confused on the whole “midwife” ordeal because that implies that there are 3 wives and if my first wife found out 2 other women were involved I’d be killed…anyway, Sam came over to measure our tub and decided it wasn’t big enough and he offered his bathtub for the delivery of our baby. I asked how much he would charge and he said he just wanted the child named after him if he’s going to be born in his bathtub. I know this will save us a bunch of money but I’m not sure what to do. I’ve emailed and tried to call Ricki Lake for advice for the past 4months and have had no response.. Does anyone out there have any advice ? I’m just trying to save some money.
Thanks!

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Answer by *Mommy of 2 and TTC#3*
is this a joke?

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Typical birthing methods in egypt?

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Question by warpedhybrid: Typical birthing methods in egypt?
Is it more common to deliver at home or in the hospital these days? And how if at home (water birth, with the help of midwives/nurses/doctors, etc., etc?). Also, how is someone like a “doula” pronounced in arabic? Doula’s usually help someone out w/ cooking, baby care while mom is resting + can be around for approx. 40 days.

thanks in advance,
tamarah

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Answer by No body
I will tell u what I know. The birth is usually in the hospital. I don’t think I have ever seen any of the people I know ,do it at home, and I don’t come from a rich background.
The name , I suppose, is “El daya”. It’s the Arabic translation for “the mid-wife”.
Have a nice life.

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What happens after you have your membranes swept?

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Question by Destany: What happens after you have your membranes swept?
I am 40 weeks + 4 days pregnant. I have not had any braxton hicks contractions. And I am only 1 cm dilated. My midwife “swept” my membranes this morning. I had really bad cramping for a few hours afterwards, but it has slowed down now. But I’m feeling a lot of pressure on my cervix… don’t know if that is normal or not.
I am so eager to have this baby, and just want to know if this worked for anyone else and the circumstances it was under! I’m looking at an induction September 5th if he doesn’t come sooner.
For the curious: I am 22, happily married, and we both have stable jobs. This is our first child.

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Answer by Ryans mommy & expecting #2
I had my membranes swept at 40 weeks and 41 weeks and each time nothing happened. I spotted for a second and then got some light cramping but nothing that made me think I was going to have my boy. When I was 42 weeks they schedualed me for a non stress test and induction and about 3 days before the non stress trest I went into labor on my own thank god. Then the following day I gave birth to my son naturally. Sometimes membrane sweeps help bring on labor, sometimes they dont it depends on the conditions.

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Is it medically necessary to be seen every week during your last month of pregnancy?

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Question by Brittany: Is it medically necessary to be seen every week during your last month of pregnancy?
I ask because I’m being seen at an army hospital. My husband is active duty. They changed my due date awhile ago. So instead of being seen on the usual weeks it was changed up a bit. So the midwife said she wanted to see me at 37 weeks and then every week after that.

NOW…when I get to the receptionist to book those appointments. She acts like its a total inconvenience that I’m 37 weeks because they usually see somebody at 38 weeks and then book a weekly appointment every week after that. Why this confused her so much I have no idea….but it pretty much ruined her day.

Anyway she asks me if I have a medical reason why I need to see the nurse midwife and I say “Yes. I’m pregnant. This is the last month of my pregnancy.” so then she gets up and says “Well I’m just going to have to talk to the midwife.”

So she is gone for ten minutes..when she returns…she didn’t even talk to the midwife. So she tells me she will schedule my appointments and call me. I tell her no, because you’ve done that before and I don’t get a phone call until five days later. So after going back and forth for about three minutes I tell her that my husband is deploying and I NEED to know my appointment times or else my husband wont get to go to the appointments with me. Why this made her stop being an idiot I have no idea…I shouldn’t even have to mention that my husband is deploying in order for her to take me seriously.

So the next day she calls me and tells me she has me scheduled for the 16th and the 30th of July….and that she will make the other appointment times later. I am due August 6th. This happened on the 1st of July…I’m giving her until tomorrow to call me.

Am I being silly for being so frustrated with this situation? I kind of just feel like ripping her head off? I mean…I don’t think it’s a lot to ask for, all I want is for her to schedule my appointments and give me the medical treatment my daughter and I both deserve. Should I call and talk to the midwife? Medically…is it OK to go every other week to the doctors in your last month of pregnancy?

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Answer by mama.daisy
I was only seen once a month throughout both of my pregnancies, even at the end. If you’re high risk though, you’ll have to be seen every week.

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At how many weeks would you have an ultrasound done if you were only having one?

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Question by I Block Stupid People: At how many weeks would you have an ultrasound done if you were only having one?
I’m trying to limit unnecessary interventions, and that includes ultrasound exposure. Unless there are complications that make one really necessary, I just want one really quick check later on in pregnancy to make sure there aren’t any major complications like placenta previa or deformities that would make a homebirth a bad idea.

We do not need an ultrasound for the purposes of determining due date since I’m charting my cycles. We also do not plan to find out the gender ahead of time, and I would never allow them to induce for a “big baby” because ultrasounds done that late in pregnancy are too inaccurate for determining size.

So keeping those things in mind, and the fact that I want to know at least a month before my due date if there are apparent problems that would make it necessary to birth in a hospital with a NICU, at about how many weeks would it be best to get one?

Please give at least some reasoning for your answer. “Ask your midwife” is not an answer. We are currently TTC so I haven’t chosen one quite yet. They will each have their own preferences on what they want, some want you to have three and some are okay with none, I know what I am comfortable with and will partly be basing my choice of a midwife on her being comfortable with it, which is why I’m asking for some other opinions. Thanks.

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Answer by Kelsey
I would say one at 20 weeks
Just my opinion

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Archive for Midwife/Doula Topics

Midwife Training: Giving Brand-new Life To Your Occupation

Natural Childbirth Tips From Midwives : Latent Labor

Is this medical malpractice, and do I have a case against the hospital?

Have a Happy Birth Day Intro Tour of Swedish/Edmonds Childbirth Services

A Pocket Guide for Student Midwives

At what point in pregnancy do you need to stop doing regular yoga?

Question about newborns?

Typical birthing methods in egypt?

What happens after you have your membranes swept?

Is it medically necessary to be seen every week during your last month of pregnancy?

At how many weeks would you have an ultrasound done if you were only having one?