A couple of random questions about nursing (bear with me).

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Can male nurses become midwives?

If so, are they still called midwives are midhusbands? Can guys work in OB/GYN as nurses?

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Yes.

Midwives.

Yes.

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This question is ridiculous in that it is even being asked.

Yes, Yes, Yes.

Let me google that for you

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Specializes in OB.

Yes they can and are still called midwives (the origin of the word means "with woman").

Yes also to male OB nurses.

I've worked with both a male midwife and several male OB nurses. I found them to be excellent care providers, probably since one would need to be really interested in the specialty to overcome the prejudices concerning them entering the specialty.

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I find the replies to this question offensive. You should be ashamed. I understand this forum is for the benefit, mainly, of practicing, knowledgeable nurses, and should be geared towards furthering their interests and experience. But as a recent addition to this forum without the vast experience of other members, please give us some slack if we ask what you consider stupid questions.

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I find the replies to this question offensive. You should be ashamed. I understand this forum is for the benefit, mainly, of practicing, knowledgeable nurses, and should be geared towards furthering their interests and experience. But as a recent addition to this forum without the vast experience of other members, please give us some slack if we ask what you consider stupid questions.

Hey, now. I answered the questions. Of course, Google could have too, but I answered them. Perhaps I didn't provide enough information for you.

An entire page written by a male midwife.

An article about a male midwife.

Better? :)

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Oh - I did not intend to direct this at you Chloe! This question was fully answered, and may even have been totally stupid! I only wanted to voice my frustration that some people may consider themselves beyond the approach of true novices - even those who do their due diligence on Google! Thanks!

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Oh - I did not intend to direct this at you Chloe! This question was fully answered, and may even have been totally stupid! I only wanted to voice my frustration that some people may consider themselves beyond the approach of true novices - even those who do their due diligence on Google! Thanks!

As long as we know you've done your research, most people here don't have any problems answering students' questions. Sometimes we'll ask for your thoughts, or what your attempt at the answer got you, but we like to see what your thought process is before we give you ours. It's not fair to your learning process if we give you answers all of the time. This question, though, could've been answered by Google. Nothing is more frustrating than questions that are Google-able, or students who want answers handed to them. Again, with just a little indication of effort and exertion, you'll find that the nurses here are some of the most helpful individuals you'll find anywhere.

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Thanks Chloe - just from my look on the forums there's no shortage of great advice from you guys! Thanks!

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Specializes in Case Manager.

I was just asking this question out of curiosity and figured this would be a good place to ask it since it is a nursing forum, ya know! ;D

Of course I could have googled it, but I wanted subjective answers from people hence the "bear with me" part of the topic title.

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