Nurse Midwife Questio

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Hello! I am in nursing school right now, but my main goal would be to be a cerified nursr midwife. The only thing is (and its a big one) is that i would not like the inconsistency of the working hours, as babies are born 24/7. Is it possible that there are any positions that would have me just be in the office and do the 9-5 thing, or just a 12 hours shift at a hospital somewhere. Im just curious, thanks in advance for any help!

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Specializes in OB.

Yes, plenty of midwife jobs involve shift work on Labor & Delivery, usually either 12 or 24 hours, rather than taking call from home. There are also plenty of 9-5 office jobs, although if you decide that's what you want to do, becoming a WHNP would probably make more sense. Depending on where you live, you may have to move to find one of these jobs, but they're out there.

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Ive thought about WHNP too but i am so in love with mother/baby and i didnt know how involved an NP would be with that. I wouldn't want to handout birth control all day, know what i mean?

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Specializes in OB.

I sure do, but then you will have to get used to "the inconsistency of the working hours." Midwifery is a great profession but it's not for everyone!

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Thank you so much!

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