Certified Nursing Midwife... ANY INFO??

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Hey guys...

I am interested in becoming a CNM after I get out of school, and I'm having difficulty finding any good info about it. I have heard that you need a masters in nursing, but I don't know much else. Is anyone here a Certified Midwife?? or does anyone know anything about becoming one??

Thanks so much! :D

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Specializes in Mother Baby & pre-hospital EMS.

Hi Aislstarfish!

If you head over to the CNM board (https://allnurses.com/forums/f254), you may be able to find some answers to your questions.

I am not a CNM, but I am somewhat interested in becoming one. It is true that many of the CNMs have their master's degrees. I have heard that it is strongly recommended to get L&D experience before entering a CNM program.

There are some schools that have a nurse-midwifery track within their master's program (unfortunately, my state only has 2 CNM programs). There are several online CNM schools as well.

Hope that helped a little. :)

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

Not a certified midwife, but I know a little about it. It does require an MSN (Masters of Science in Nursing) with a concentration in CNM. Or you can get your MSN and do a post-masters CNM program.

If you go to the CNM discussion board https://allnurses.com/forums/f254/ , they could probably answer a lot of your questions. :)

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Thanks guys :) I didnt realize that there was a CNM board here :-P

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I did a google search of "Certified Nurse Midwife" and found a lot of information, so I'm not sure why you are having trouble. The number one site that comes up is the ACNM. You could start there.

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Yeah i've googled a bit, i guess i just wanted to see if i could get some personal info or experience :) Thank you though!

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