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  1. Is this birth plan reasonable

    beckinben replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have people request delayed cord clamping quite often. I absolutely support it, but I have had to do quite a bit of education with others about the latest recommendations. So I have these all...

  2. Lost Midwife

    beckinben replied to Belinda-wales's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Philadelphia University also has an advanced-placement program developed for foreign-trained midwives. http://www.philau.edu/midwifery/mscertapo.htm Please don't give up. I wish ACNM was a little more...

  3. Love Pregnancy, Hate Medical OB

    beckinben replied to chaun08's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I offer testing for GBS. Most women accept testing. I do believe that all women have the right to decline testing if they desire. I follow the CDC guidelines for GBS pretty religiously. There are a...

  4. job prospects - existant or not?

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

    I am an actual CNM. And honestly, yes, most of the time I am too busy to post. I am having a little bit of a slow morning this morning in clinic and have actually had time today to get on the...

  5. New clinical instructor for ob/peds advice

    beckinben replied to Smn123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was an OB instructor, I usually had an orientation day with my students to go over a lot of information before I had to set them free on the unit. I really recommend this. Taking even a couple...

  6. CNM's and CNM students, what do you think?

    beckinben replied to byrd262's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    :yeahthat: Personally, I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock into the rankings. It is much more important to find the program that fits you. If you think you might want to go on and teach or get a phd...

  7. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

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

    I saw it at a screening last fall. I thought it was fabulous, and I will buy a copy when it comes out on DVD. I was expecting a harsh treatment of OB's, but I felt it really presented them as being...

  8. CNM scope of practice

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

    The scope of practice for CNMs is defined by each state. For most, the scope of practice is found somewhere in state statutes or state regulations. Usually, it is in the same practice act that defines...

  9. Good Books??

    beckinben replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a good, small book on fetal monitoring -

  10. Midwives without nursing degrees risk prosecution

    beckinben replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You know, I absolutely agree with this. But the thing is, many women are so focused on "their birth experience" that they make choices that don't really ultimately lead them to the goal of a healthy...

  11. Newborn blood glucose sticks

    beckinben replied to queenjean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here is one evidence-based protocol. http://www.bfmed.org/ace-files/protocol/hypoglycemia.pdf Unfortunately, my facility falls into the "we test everyone"

  12. Love Pregnancy, Hate Medical OB

    beckinben replied to chaun08's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I have to agree with this. Hospital OB practice can be very depressing at times. But I think that people who see the problems and the challenges have two choices. We can run away from the hospital -...

  13. Do you allow patients to take home their placentas if desired? more

    beckinben replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: Most of my Native American women don't take the placenta home. But we do offer it to all of them. We have plain white buckets for

  14. OB terminology

    beckinben replied to fleasle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's two definitions of para for you: "Para: A number that by itself refers to the number of babies delivered that were of sufficient size (500g) or gestational age (20 weeks) to be considered...

  15. CNM or direct-entry midwife

    beckinben replied to smallwonders07's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I am a little confused. You have a ASN and a bachelors degree, but not a BSN. Do you have a masters degree in something or are you working on one? Usually what people with a ASN do is either finish...

  16. CNM or direct-entry midwife

    beckinben replied to smallwonders07's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    You can choose to find a job where you only see OB patients. If the clinic does gyn care, you might have a harder time not seeing gyn patients. I honestly find the gyn patients I see to be very...

  17. CNM or direct-entry midwife

    beckinben replied to smallwonders07's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Some CNMs do gyn care, some do not. There are CNM practices that do emphasize "labor sitting" where you really can be with the laboring woman during her labor instead of in clinic. There are other...

  18. Moving to CO..New grad...Can anyone help me with a few questions?

    beckinben replied to Cardiac14's topic in Colorado Nursing

    All of these hospitals will take new grads in the NICU. Childrens does want BSN, and UCH is very biased towards BSN. Childrens NICU is not the biggest - mostly because they do not have a labor and...

  19. Who thinks this school is jumping the gun on the DNP?

    beckinben replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The ACNM does NOT support requiring the DNP for entry to practice for midwives. AMCB - the credentialing agency for CNMs - also credentials Certified Midwives (CMs), who meet all the same educational...

  20. IUD retrieval??

    beckinben replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    If the IUD is still in the uterus, the strings might just be sitting up in the cervix where you can't see them. In that case, you can try using a cytobrush (I use the same one as for paps) and see if...

  21. are VBAC's pretty safe?

    beckinben replied to JulieRN07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IMO - yes, VBACs are pretty safe. So are c/sections. On the flip side of that - VBACs carry some risks and c/sections carry some risks. Someone who chooses a VBAC over a c/section, or a repeat c/s...

  22. What was your cohort size?

    beckinben replied to byrd262's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    1. 6 - their cohort size has varied though from 4 to 7 depending 2. 2004 3. no clue - I had taken the GRE quite a while earlier, and the school accepted the scores even though they were "too old", so...

  23. Docs C/S rates

    beckinben replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just a thought, that happens to apply to this situation, but something that I have been thinking about....can you reasonably diagnose FTP requiring a c/s when you do not have contractions producing...

  24. Midwife or Women's health NP?

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

    Do you want to deliver babies? If you do, then do CNM. If you don't, then do WHCNP. That is the difference - CNMs can do intrapartum care - labor and delivery - in homes, birth centers, or hospitals....

  25. Anyone have Oxhorn-Foote Labor and Birth?, I found a quote

    beckinben replied to agirlandherdogs's topic in General Nursing

    Oxorn-Foote Human Labor and Birth, by Harry Oxorn, 5th ed. Published 1986 by Appleton-Century-Crofts in East Norwalk, CT. Page 138-139. It's a classic on the anatomy/physiology of labor, but for...