Midwives schedule

SmilingBluEyes · Oct 21, 2005

The work schedule of the certified nurse midwives I have worked with is just as grueling as a doctor's schedule. As a midwife, you are often on call at all hours; you are expected to be available 24/7 while you are......you will keep office hours for prenatal and well-woman checkups and care---and you will be delivering babies at all hours of the night, as well. If you are on call, you will possibly be up working in excess of 24 hours-plus, straight. Our midwives were on-call 2-3 times a week.

It's hard if you have a young family to do this....but it's done, ask any midwife. HOW they do it, each has her own way. Some have family and/or significant others who fill in and help w/childcare and housework/maintanence.

It's not easy, but if your heart is in it, you should go for it. Try and shadow or talk to a midwife about this and see what you think. GOOD LUCK!!!!

alohanursejenn · Oct 29, 2005

Your schedule depends on where you work, how many patients you have and how many practicing partners are in your group.

I will be graduating as a CNM this fall and do not have a job yet.

The practice I did my practicum in has 3 CNM's and 4 OB/GYN's. Each CNM has her own pt load and is on call for own deliveries all week unless they sign out for the weekend, ect. They each do 4 clinic days a week as well.

My instructors on the other hand have about 8 CNM's in their group and are covered by the hospital MD's and Residents 24/7. Some of them don't do deliveries anymore because they are doing education, Some just do 2 clinic days a week and others do 2 clinic days and 2 call days a week.

I know some CNM's that just do office visits, while others are hired by a hospital to work the triage area.

So If you want to be a CNM, there are a variety of jobs when you are done..

Good Luck.. I am still searching for a job when I am done.