I second that opinion. I also came to nursing as a second career and did not work as a CNA first. I can look back and see how much that experience would have helped me. By working as a CNA, you'll get...
Don't let them bring you down! You're going to be the best CNM ever. I'd have you deliver my babies any day. Out here in the Pacific Northwest everyone uses midwives. And after making it through that...