Baby Catcher, CNM

These are some options I tell my pts. 1.You can use a support belt such as the V-2 support belt. 2.Wear spandex bike shorts. 3. Place 2 full size pads in your underwear. The goal is to provide support and keep the veins from filling up and sagging....

I saw a request for more practicing CNMs to post so I thought I'd tell you about my day. Monday I was the on call person so I got to the hospital a few minutes before 0800. I rounded on a newly delivered mom and one from the day before. A few minute...

We have all made mistakes in our careers. The only thing you can do is own up to it (which you did), learn from it, and move on. Mistakes don't make you a bad nurse. Trying to cover them up does. You did the right thing.

It is easy to get sucked into the medical model as a hospital CNM but you have to remember why you became a midwife and what's important to you. Some of my partners practice the medical model and some of us don't. I don't because women chose us becau...

I'm still happy I became a CNM. I'm in a large practice so I have good hours, good pay (much more than I ever made as an RN), and I get to practice midwifery the way I choose. I love it. Every time I'm in L&D and I hear the nurses complaining abo...

For all of you struggling with school or the decision to go to midwife school I just want to say it's worth it. I've been out of school for over a year now and I love being a CNM. All the sacrafice and tears from school were worth it. I have a full s...

I don't usually suction on the perineum. I was taught in CNM school that it's not needed. I just wipe the face.

UVA Grad, Are you sure none of the DNP programs are accredited yet? On Frontier's website they say their DNP program is.

I've noticed alot of people have questions about being a CNM but not alot of practicing CNMs post on this site so I thought I'd tell you what a typical day is like. Yesterday I was on call so I got to the hospital at 0730. Got report and did rounds....

It is absolutely contraindicated to use pitocin to induce labor in a mom with previous c-sections. If she had just 1 prior section and was trying for a VBAC it's ok to augment with pit but never to induce. What is he thinking?

Thanks. I'll have to think of a new name.

I know! Is there a way to change it?

I am always off post call. This week I was in the office 3 days. It's nice because I get days off in the middle of the week to run errands, go to appts, whatever. Some call nights I sleep all night and then the next day is like a free day off. Some n...

I'm usually on call once per week but sometimes twice. It just depends. I enjoy call because of the deliveries. I've been a midwife for almost 2 years now and so far I love it.

I always wait til it stops pulsating unless baby has a problem.

I don't do internal exams on my peds pt's unless I suspect something abnormal. Many young girls have heavy and/or irregular bleeding. OCP's are a good option.

there was just a recent cochrane review on this subject! here is part of it. you can look up the whole thing on cochrane. i've always thought cnm's are the way to go. that's why i became one. cochrane review on midwifery care midwife-led versus oth...

My practice pays all of my liability insurance.

Frontier is very time consuming. It's a great school and you'll learn alot but distance ed always requires more work than traditional school. I graduated over a year ago and it was a tremendous ammount of work. Many, many huge papers to write. Before...

This is how it works at Frontier. You and a partner of your choice go into an exam room with an instructor. You each do a pelvic exam on each other. No big deal. If you don't want to let someone do an exam on you, don't, but then you may not find som...

I think, "What a wonderful example she sets for her pts."

I work 4 office days per week and 1 call day. The call is 24 hours. If it's slow and I don't have anyone in labor, it's a free day. If it's busy I might not get any sleep in that 24 hour period but I always have post-call day off. I feel much more re...

I urge you to get L&D experience before you become a CNM. There were 2 people in my class without it and they really struggled. It is also very hard to find a clinical site without it not to mention your credibility with the nurses in L&D. Mi...

I do full scope midwifery in a large teaching hospital. Danissa, What do you do as a midwife in the NICU? I've never heard of that.

You'll get it. Just hang in there. The most important things to know are; 1. Is the cervix closed? 2. Is she complete? 3. Is dilitation progressing? As long as you feel the cervix is continuing to dialate it doesn't matter if you call it 4 and someon...