Sentences with phrase «different midwife practice»

Not exact matches

(I am an Australian midwife and also had homebirths prior to becoming a midwife) Your system in America is quite radically different to ours here in Australia and so we don't have the same problem with poorly trained and undereducated midwives and although we still have ideologically driven midwifery, where process is promoted over outcome, we have strict protocols, guidelines and governance at all levels to ensure dangerous midwives are prevented from continuing to practice and women and their families are protected and have recourse for compensation.

Many doctors and midwives work in larger practices where they share «call» and divide up who sees clients in labor on which days; patients may even see different providers at different prenatal and postpartum appointments.

They fall under a different legal classification than certified nurse - midwives, advanced practice nurses who are licensed in all 50 states and work mainly in hospitals.

But certified nurse midwives are distinctly different from lay midwives in their education and scope of practice.

While there are different types of midwives practicing in various settings, all midwives are trained to provide comprehensive prenatal care and education, guide labor and birth, address complications, and care for newborns.

We recommend that you interview several different kinds of midwives with different practices before making a decision.