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  1. Frontier and family

    Hi there! That is definitely a lot to think about! I am a full-time CNM student at Frontier, I have a 3 year old, am 16 weeks pregnant, and work part-time! Yes, Frontier does allow one to take a leave of absence. As soon as I told my advisor that I...
  2. Doula experience and Frontier

    I have been working as an RN Case Manager since graduation, so not using any clinical skills. I graduated with an ADN, so that's why I had to make a portfolio. For references, I used the CNM that I had been shadowing, my preceptor in L&D, and my ...
  3. Doula experience and Frontier

    Yes! I am a new nurse (graduated in August) and will be heading to Frontier Bound next month! I have been a doula since 2006, and shadowed a CNM at her home birth practice during nursing school to present. She is actually going to be my preceptor dur...
  4. RN as a Midwife Assistant

    Hi there! I'm not completely sure, but am responding with what I think I know because no one has given you an answer yet. :) I was living in California as well when I decided that I wanted to be a midwife. As I was going back and forth between the C...
  5. When can I apply to Frontier???

    I just wanted to add that I am a new grad nurse with less than 1 year of nursing experience and got accepted into the midwifery program! But, I have been a doula since 2006 and shadowed a nurse-midwife for 1.5 year while in nursing school. Good luck!...
  6. Looking for insight/wisdom

    Hi there! I think #3 sounds like the fastest, least expensive route... If you needed to move after you completed your prereqs, couldn't you just start an ADN program in your new city? I actually am following this plan pretty closely. I completed my A...
  7. RN student working w midwives?

    And, there is a CNM home birth practice in my area that does have an RN or 2 as birth assistants!
  8. RN student working w midwives?

    As a nursing student, I shadowed a CNM at her home birth practice for a year and a half. I attended births, prenatal and postpartum visits with her when my school schedule allowed. I graduated in August, and am now preparing to apply to the midwife...
  9. New nurse in Labor and Delivery

    Just curious, where are new grads being hired in L&D?? I feel like I've looked everywhere and a year of experience seems to always be required...
  10. Legacy Health RN Residency 2011

    Anyone planning on applying to the next round?? Looks like the applications become available on Monday!!
  11. I have been a doula for several years, and I do believe the experience is very helpful! A doula helps the mother and partner through the birth process by providing physical and emotional support (massaging the mama, helping with comfort measures, an...
  12. Frontier in 2012

    I'm applying to begin in 2012 as well! I'll be finishing up my ADN program in August, and am going to apply with the portfolio option for people that have a non-nursing bachelor's. Good luck!!!:)
  13. Pay for RN assisting homebirth CNM

    Yes, I knew her. I actually had a homebirth and she was my midwife. We kept in touch over the past couple years, and since I've been in school, I asked if I could shadow her at prenatal visits on my days off. That turned into attending births with...
  14. Question for Nurses who are MOMS

    I'll be graduating from nursing school in August, and I have to say that school with a small child has been completely doable and not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. She was 8 months old when I started, and will be a little over 2 whe...
  15. Pay for RN assisting homebirth CNM

    Thanks so much!!