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To engage midwives in dialogue and to encourage solidarity across North America. To recognize the diversity among midwives and to foster inclusive community building. To build an identity as a cohesive organization representing the profession as well as the tradition of midwifery at regional, national and international levels.
Midwives are skilled practitioners who expertly identify conditions which require referral to or consultation with other health care providers. CNMs and Certified Midwives (CMs) also provide well-woman care, including annual exams, birth control, infection checks, and pre-pregnancy counseling.
Clinical midwifery facilitator training midwives "Babies" for student practice. Midwifery-led continuity of care is where one or more midwives have the primary responsibility for the continuity of care for childbearing women, with a multidisciplinary network of consultation and referral with other health care providers. This is different from ...
A midwife (pl.: midwives) is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialisation known as midwifery.. The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; concentrating on being experts in what is normal and identifying conditions that need further evaluation.
Logo. The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) supports, represents and works to strengthen professional associations of midwives on a global basis. At present, ICM has over 139 members, representing midwifery associations in around 118 countries across the 6 regions of the world.
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.
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A pregnant woman receives a visit from a midwife in her home. 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).