Demand for Certifed Nurse Midwives

aspiringmidwife76 · Sep 29, 2012

I don't know where you are located, but where I am at in Indiana CNM positions seem to be growing. With newer OB/GYNE's coming into practice, they are more accepting of midwives than the "older" more senior docs. Needless to say, the larger the city, the more CNM's there seems to be. I find that in more rural areas there are more CPM's, DEM's, CM's, and lay midwives. Hope this helps!

WannaBNursey, ADN, ASN, RN · Sep 29, 2012

I live in Florida but am originally from Indiana and am considering moving back there after I finish school. What general part of Indiana are you at? I'm considering going back to NW Indiana or the Lafayette area. Thanks for responding to my message!

AP0525 · Sep 29, 2012

The website: midwife.org is a good place to start looking for jobs. There are postings on that site.

I currently live in NC and Midwives are used a lot here in hospitals, outpatient clinics and health depts.

I used to live in FL until last year. I have lived in Gainesville and in Ft Lauderdale. The job market for CNMs in south florida is pretty much non-existent. In Gainesville, I was a staff RN at Shands @ the University of Florida and even being a large teaching hospital, they do not hire CNMs bc of all of the OB/GYN residents. I think finding a job as a CNM in FL will be hard. But, who knows....by the time you finish school, things may be different. Good luck!

aspiringmidwife76 · Sep 30, 2012

I live in NW Indiana, 15-20 years ago there was only 1-2 CNM's in the area. Now there are over 20 that I know of in the area. I know that there is a need in the upper eastern states, along with Arizona. Definately a good idea to search midewife.org for job positions.