Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) Mentors Needed!

[tikerraney]

Hi,

My name is Moe. I am a Freshman at Georgia Military College and is planning to obtain my Associate's in Nursing and going either into a Direct Entry Program for Midwifery or going to another university to get my license in Midwifery. I would absolutely love a mentor who is specifically a CNM that I can talk with throughout this journey of becoming a CNM myself! Please post or comment or message me if you all have any and I mean ANY advise, motives, anything! Please Please Please leave anything to share with me all the knowledge you have will be a blessing for me.

Thank You So Much!

[river_song]

Hi Moe,

I also live in Georgia and aspire to become a CNM. To the best of my knowledge, all of the midwifery programs are at the graduate level, which requires a bachelors degree prior to entry and most prefer at least one years worth of working experience.

As far as mentors are concerned, I did have some luck just reaching out to some midwives via email and obtaining some shadowing opportunities.

Good luck to you on your journey!

[Lovecnmnp]

Hi Moe,

I'm also a dual degree graduate of Georgia Military College. I got the Associates in Pre-Nursing, then transferred to Medical College of GA for the BSN. I went directly into L&D nursing and started taking online classes for my MSN in Midwifery while working full time. Nowadays I hear that the Midwifery degree programs are all DNP based on the new requirements. So that may change your plans a little bit. I'll help you with whatever I can. Any specific questions?

[queenanneslace, ADN, MSN, APRN, CNM]

A subscription to Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health has been a great resource for me. You can subscribe directly, or you can join the ACNM as an associate member. All ACNM members receive a subscription to the JMWH.

http://www.midwife.org is the ACNM website - lots of good info here, too.

AWHONN is another good resource that is not directly midwifery related, but still pertinent.

Also - go to local doula meetings, CEU workshops, and conferences related to women's health and newborns. Try to find out when the local ACNM affiliate meeting is, and see if you go to that.

Do the things you love - learn all you can - you'll get there!

[adgesmeraldiamond]

Frontier Nursing University offers an ADN to MSN program. There are likely other programs out there as well.

[byrd262, BSN, RN]

Queenanneslace listed great resources. I fully agree with infiltrating your local or beyond birthing community. It's a small community no matter where live. Go to a CNM conference (in DC next year) or a state affiliate meeting. The ACNM website has a contact list for the state leaders. Complete a doula training and get some birth experience during your summers off.

If you can't travel, I would seek out midwives in your community and make an appointment as a new patient. That way you can see how that individual practices and see if you want to plant the seed of interest in the profession. I chose my provider because she graduated from the program I ultimately graduated from. Each year, during my visit, I updated her on my progress. A mentor does not have to be someone you speak to often. They may be able to give you some advice especially when it comes to the local CNM programs.