barefoot~mama

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1. What's your work-week like?

   barefoot~mama replied to 4amcoffee's topic in CNM

   I'm not a CNM, but I just talked to one of our local ones, and she is in a practice with 2 OB's and 6 CNM's and each of the CNM's see every patient - and they each work 2 days in the office/clinic and have one 24 hour shift on call at the hospital ca...

2. RN associates

   barefoot~mama replied to barefoot~mama's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Interesting... I'll have to clarify that with the advisor for the ASN program. Her e-mail made it sound like once you get an undergraduate degree, you are no longer eligible for federal financial aide. I'm not too worried about the actual tuition be...

3. RN associates

   barefoot~mama posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am working in another field right now and want to get my RN so that I can eventually work in a hospital in L&D while I work on my Masters for my CNM, However, our local community college only offers RN classes during the week in the mornings. ...

4. Best CNM programs for home birth midwives?

   barefoot~mama replied to aspiring.midwife's topic in CNM

   *I agree. It is sad. I had my daughter in a planned homebirth with a CNM and a CPM in VA, and now that I live in IL, I'm torn about going to school to be a CNM because my only options in this state would be hospitals.

5. Best CNM programs for home birth midwives?

   barefoot~mama replied to aspiring.midwife's topic in CNM

   I live in IL and as far as i know - it is illegal for homebirths to take place in the state with ANY kind of provider (CNM, CPM, etc.) - so the likelihood of you actually could find ANYONE willing to be public at all about attending home births is re...

6. Thinking about going for my CNM - questions...

   barefoot~mama posted a topic in CNM

   Hello everyone! My name is Jodi and I have been a public school teacher for 10 years and a doula for 4. I had my own child almost 2 years ago now, and have always wanted to work with pregnant women and babies. I had not even heard of a midwife until ...