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  2. Direct-entry midwife - Wikipedia

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    A direct-entry midwife is a midwife who has become credentialed without first becoming a nurse. There are direct-entry midwifery programs that prepare students to become Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) or Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs). [1] [2] Certified Professional Midwives are known for being "more natural and less intervention ...

  3. Midwives in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A Certified Midwife (CM) is a midwife certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB). The CM role was created in 1997 in order to expand routes of entry to midwifery education. The CM program includes identical content in midwifery and women's health as the CNM program, but does not require a nursing degree. [ 6 ]

  4. Certified nurse-midwife - Wikipedia

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    US Navy CNM checks on a mother. In the United States, a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is a nurse midwife who exceeds the International Confederation of Midwives' essential competencies for a midwife and is also an advanced practice registered nurse, having completed registered nursing and midwifery education leading to practice as a nurse midwife and credentialing as a Certified Nurse-Midwife.

  5. CNMs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) is an advanced practice registered nurse who has specialized education and training in nurse midwifery. [2] The CNM certification process includes first completing the required education and then passing a national exam. CNM candidates must complete a nursing degree as well as a nurse-midwifery education program ...

  6. American College of Nurse-Midwives - Wikipedia

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    The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is a professional association in the United States, formed in 1955, that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs). Dating back to 1929, ACNM strives to be a leading example for excellence in midwifery education and practice in the United States and has a special ...

  7. American Nurses Credentialing Center - Wikipedia

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    The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States, [1] as of 2011 certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.

  8. 'A nightmare': Texas parents say their baby was taken ... - AOL

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    CPS removed the child after a pediatrician diagnosed her with jaundice and the parents decided to consult their midwife for treatment. 'A nightmare': Texas parents say their baby was taken by CPS ...

  9. List of defunct medical schools in the United States

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    Texas Southern Methodist University College of Medicine: Dallas 1903 1904 1915 1903 Southwestern University Medical College, 1911 Southern Methodist University Medical Department [2] Texas Texas Medical College and Hospital Galveston: 1864 1891 1864 Galveston Medical College, 1873 Texas Medical College and Hospital, 1881–1888 extinct, 1888 ...