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  1. OB Electronic Charting Systems

    mommy2boysaz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hear you. I wish the same thing. I was recently watching The Midwives, which is a British TV show that follows midwives (which are similar to OB nurses here) in England. I know it is an edited...

  2. Training OB nurses for natural birth support

    mommy2boysaz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Queenanneslace, Thank you for the links! I didn't realize that AABC was offering this seminar. It's exactly what I was looking for! I went to their How to Start a Birthcenter Conference and it was...

  3. Training OB nurses for natural birth support

    mommy2boysaz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all for your input. I will probably just put together some videos and info myself to share with them. Hopefully eventually we will have a CNM on staff that can show them first hand how...

  4. CNM malpractice insurance

    mommy2boysaz replied to CNM2B2012's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I know of one CNM whose recent first year cost roughly $12,000. More experienced CNMs in the same area (Midwest) are paying roughly

  5. Can Australian midwives work in the US?

    mommy2boysaz replied to Sezza83's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I can't really answer your question, although I went to Frontier School of Midwifery and one of my classmates had been trained as a midwife in Germany, and worked in the U. S. as a labor nurse, but...

  6. Delayed Cord Clamping

    mommy2boysaz replied to luvsnicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    From the perspective of a Certified Nurse Midwife, who routinely does delayed cord clamping (as is recommended in the NRP guidelines), I can say that it is a highly healthy, easy way to promote...

  7. Cooling

    mommy2boysaz replied to Jtsqueek's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am the new director of a community hospital OB dept and just before I came, they put out a new policy allowing us to begin this cooling process on newborns that meet certain criteria, pending...

  8. OB "Goodie" Bags for Moms

    mommy2boysaz posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    What kind of things does your facility include in your take home bags for new moms and babies? What are some other things your facility does to make the birth a special event? Special meals? "Room...

  9. OB "Goodie" Bags for Moms

    mommy2boysaz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting... Some of the hospitals in my area give out Vera Bradley diaper bags, DeBrands chocolates (very expensive, delicious stuff!), etc, etc. Patients will actually call around and ask what...

  10. Getting scared out of midwifery?

    mommy2boysaz replied to LaceElaine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wrong forum or not, I found your post and am happy to give my 2 cents! I was an OB nurse for 11 years before going back to school for my MSN and CNM. I worked full-scope midwifery for a bit under a...

  11. CNM giving up practicing...for now

    mommy2boysaz posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I have been a CNM for almost a year. I absolutely, passionately believe in midwifery as the BEST model of care for healthy women. I actually went into school with the intent to get my MSN and...

  12. CNM giving up practicing...for now

    mommy2boysaz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hello, "Christine_Chapel"! You will be awesome at your position and I certainly don't want to rain on your parade! We are different people at different places in our lives, with different...

  13. Need help finding ACOG article "Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarian Delivery"

    mommy2boysaz replied to Bandaide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi. I may be able to access the article from my work next week, but here is a link to the Guidelines Summary, if it helps:

  14. Questions, questions....

    mommy2boysaz replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    In my area (NE Indiana), it seems that many of the for-profit type schools, such as MedTech College, ITT Tech, Brown Mackie, etc are often hiring instructors. The state colleges or universities in...

  15. CNM giving up practicing...for now

    mommy2boysaz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    In the future I would definitely consider a different type of practice. The vast majority of practices with more than one midwife, share call. So you may spend a couple of days per week in the...

  16. WHCNP due to skyrocketing malpractice rates??

    mommy2boysaz posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I am getting ready to start studying for my CNM, but am considering getting my WHCNP as well for a few reasons. First of all, there are not many CNM opportunities in my area and even though I pray...

  17. more meconium???

    mommy2boysaz replied to babyktchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with you. I wonder how often these patients with "sick" babies are receiving vag exams during labor? How long is their water ruptured? Are any of these babies also GBS +? None of that is...

  18. Soft tissue dystocia - is it real?

    mommy2boysaz replied to 88nurse2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I consider it soft tissue dystocia when the shoulders and body are difficult to get out, not due to the shoulders being caught on the pelvic bones (which is a true shoulder dystocia), but because...

  19. Blood pressure monitoring during an induction

    mommy2boysaz replied to cgunkle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital does the vitals hourly until second stage, then it is every 30 min. Pitocin doesn't generally have a profound effect on BP, so why Q 15

  20. OB/L&D nurses, some input, please...

    mommy2boysaz replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's a shame that you got an uncaring nurse who simply didn't feel like being at work that evening! I think that was the problem, more than you were. No, you were not stupid for going in. It was...

  21. Getting pushed to do RNC, I'm CNM student....does it really matter?

    mommy2boysaz replied to peeweedelivery's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Sounds very unreasonable to me. You are pursuing something greater than your RNC already, and are almost finished! I think you have MORE than enough on your plate at this time! I am a CNM and I...

  22. WHCNP due to skyrocketing malpractice rates??

    mommy2boysaz replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I ended up going the CNM route and am now finished with school and have been practicing as a CNM for almost a year. I am quite certain that a CNM who is practicing in an office setting only and not...

  23. Two job offers

    mommy2boysaz replied to RNjan2012's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You are in a tough spot. Maybe go ahead and begin the job that begins in March and see how it goes, while accepting the other offer as well. Then if you LOVE the first job after a month or two, bow...

  24. Midwives hired at a local previously OB-only practice

    mommy2boysaz replied to ixchel's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

  25. male ob nurses

    mommy2boysaz replied to V SPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To the poster who asked about the difference between a midwife and a perinatal NP: Midwives care for healthy women with (for the most part) healthy pregnancies. If they develop complications such as...