Any future nurse midwives here?

fergus51 · May 15, 2002

I am hoping to become a midwife eventually. Not for another few years though....

MelissaCT · May 16, 2002

However, I am graduating with my BSN on Sunday, and will start as an L&D nurse end of July.

I want to work for several years first.

CTRN1 · May 16, 2002

My main goal has always been to go on to earn my masters degree and become a midwife. I work with several midwives now who are wonderful and they have only encouraged me to reach my goal. However, i do see how busy they are and anyone who thinks that being a midwife is easier and less time consuming then being an MD is wrong. Our midwives take just as much call and spend even more time with their patients.

This is why I have choosen to wait on my dream and have my family first. I think you really need to be there for your family and dont think it would be fair to try and do both at the same time. Right now we plan on starting our family and after they are in school i will go back to school myself. Untill then, I LOVE what I do and wouldnt trade my job for the world.

P.S. Good Luck Melissa! I was in your shoes 3 yrs ago. It is great starting out as a new nurse. Which hospital will you be working in?

MelissaCT · May 16, 2002

I will be working at Yale-New Haven Hospital

:)

CTRN1 · May 18, 2002

great place! Congrats!

mark_LD_RN · Jun 30, 2002

yes i am currently looking into midwife programs

finallyRN · Jun 30, 2002

When I first started in OB I didn't want to be a midwife. Now the more I see our Midwives in action at work. The more I want to do what they do. I agree with CTRN1 though. I am going to wait till I have my family to go back to school. I want to be able to spend time with them as they grow up.