- completed a bachelor's degree in nursing and became a registered nurse prior to midwifery school
- obtained a master's degree or doctorate degree
- became certified by taking a national exam
- provide women's healthcare from adolescense to menopause with a focus on pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care (including well-newborn care)
- for more info, check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vORFzeyDTM&feature=player_embedded
- same certification exam and scope of practice as a CNM
- did not start as a registered nurse
- obtained master's degree
- currently only licensed to practice in 3 states
- no degree required, CPMs are educated through apprenticeship program or formal school
- certified by North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
- regulated and licensed in 26 states, not including Michigan (they can practice in Michigan, they just are not given a license by the state)
- practice in homes, birth centers, or offices
- no prescriptive authority, though can obtain and administer certain medications in some states
- scope of practice is pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and normal newborn care
Licensed midwives (LM)
- term used when a CPM is licensed by a state that provided regulations for their practice
Lay midwives
- No certification and not legally licensed by any state
souce: ACNM, 2011
