The phrase
"licensed midwives" refers to professional and authorized individuals who have received the necessary legal permission or certification to practice as midwives.
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Our experienced,
licensed midwife provides a unique, personalized experience for each of our pregnant mamas using a holistic, natural approach to give you and your baby the best possible outcome.
I am working with my 3rd midwife, and am a daughter - in - law to a recently
licensed midwife who has been practicing for 19 years.
In contrast, almost all direct entry midwives attend births in homes or in free - standing birth centers, although a very
few licensed midwives are now getting hospital privileges or hospital employment.
Representatives of the New York State Association
of Licensed Midwives said they have already approached three hospitals about forming partnerships, but all of them declined.
Arkansas has the worst infant mortality rate and the highest cesarean section rate in the U.S. Arkansas statistics show the fetal mortality rate for physicians as 8.3 / 1000, but
for licensed midwives as only 4.0 / 1000.
States are starting to collect the statistics on planned homebirth attended
by licensed midwives and the results are nothing short of appalling.
Lakeland Midwifery Care is a team of
Florida Licensed Midwives who provide comprehensive, compassionate care tailored specifically for you and your baby.
Some states
allow licensed midwives to be reimbursed by Medicaid, and because a home birth usually costs significantly less than a hospital birth, it saves the government money.
The document promotes collaborative care between maternity care professionals including CNMs, CMs, CPMs, and
licensed midwives working at birth centers but specifically excludes home birth.
State Rep. Mary Flowers (D - Chicago)
said licensing midwives would lead to a higher standard of expertise and greater accountability.
A study of 3,257 out - of - hospital births attended by
Arizona licensed midwives between 1978 - 85 shows a perinatal mortality rate of 2.2 per 1,000 and a neonatal mortality rate of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
Here is the intro «I am Lorri Carr, a Direct - Entry
Washington Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife, with experience that includes hospital births and clinical OB / GYN care.
Practice Guidelines for California
Licensed Midwives Best Practice Guidelines: Transfer from Planned Home Birth to Hospital Citizens for Midwifery Home Birth Facts Canadian Medical Association Journal: Outcomes of Planned Home Birth Solace for Mothers: Informed Consent Questions to Consider when Interviewing a Doctor or Midwife
Of particular salience will be changes in regulations
overseeing licensed midwife attendance at births for mothers undergoing a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), breech birth presentation, and multiple fetuses...
The Barefoot Birth bus will travel to low - income areas,
where licensed midwives can help pregnant women receive prenatal care and sign up for Medicaid.
JOYCE
MCKENZIE Licensed midwife Charlie Rae Young checks the position of Merri Finkís baby girl during the womanís 23rd week of pregnancy.
While licensed midwives are not doctors, they provide the same basic services as OB - GYNs for women with low - risk pregnancies, said Young, 25.
Leigh Fransen (aka Honest Midwife) is a
former Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, and birth center owner.
I do not know how pervasive Cytotec induction and augmentation is
among Licensed Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives; I have heard anecdotes of its use from coast to coast, from the far north to the tropical south.
If all states in the
US licensed midwives with appropriate credentials, it would be easier to regulate their practice, the way doctors are regulated.
Prown, a former professor of English and women's studies at William and Mary College,
sees licensing midwives as the solution to the problem of unqualified providers.
A Washington State study of Medicaid patients planning a home birth with
Licensed Midwives showed a savings of nearly $ 3 million, including the increased cost of those who transferred care and / or site of delivery (27).
She chose to become a Naturopathic Doctor and
Licensed Midwife because of her passion for providing holistic healthcare for women and children - the kind of healthcare she sought out for herself.
Pursuant to HB 2247, AzDHS has formed a Midwife Scope of Practice Advisory Committee, which will evaluate evidence based literature and data to make informed decisions regarding regulation over licensing procedures, scope of practice, and education requirements
for licensed midwives in Arizona by July 2013.
Caroline and Jacqueline are both
California Licensed Midwives / Certified Professional Midwives who received clinical training through an apprenticeship model and didactic training from the National Midwifery Institute.
Lakeland Midwifery Care is a team of
Florida Licensed Midwives providing holistic pregnancy, birth, and prenatal and postpartum care to families throughout the Lakeland, Tampa Bay, and Central Florida areas.
Even the the usual protocol in the US to administer antibiotics by means of an IV, can be done at home or birth center
with licensed midwives, which is good news!
Colorado licensed midwives are required to submit their outcome data directly to the state and the death rate is appalling (Inexcusable homebirth death toll in Colorado keeps rising).
Paterson also signed nearly 100 bills into law, including one
allowing licensed midwives to deliver babies without written practice agreements with physicians.