Veteran Midwife Elaine Diegmann 77 years young still delivering babies+ educating midwives

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

NJ Midwife Elaine Diegmann RN, CNM, ND, FACNM, MEG has delivered over 5,000 infants in her 34yr career, continues to share her expertise as Professor and Program Director Nurse Midwifery,Rutgers School of Nursing. Rutgers is transitioning this program from MSN to DNP. Karen

Veteran midwife shares memories of 'the second-oldest profession'

Midwife Fills Career With Magical Moments

...Diegmann has been a practicing midwife in New Jersey for 34 years. She is also professor and director of nurse midwifery education at Rutgers School of Nursing and a recognized leader among the country’s 11,000 midwives — 3 percent are male — who are typically licensed nurses specializing in prenatal and postnatal care, childbirth and a variety of women’s wellness issues across the life span....

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Reflecting her commitment to improving services to mothers and their babies, Diegmann recently received the Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award from The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, a professional honor she values greatly.

“It means a lot to me,” says Diegmann, a fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and a member of the Master Educators’ Guild at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS). “It’s important because it recognizes my caring for women over a lifetime.”

Diegmann is prominent in northern New Jersey, where she started three midwife faculty practices — Newark’s University Hospital (1978-96), Jersey City Medical Center and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, where midwives attend approximately 900 births per year....

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

That's fantastic! What an amazing career she has had. She is one of the lucky ones who find their niche and flourish in it. I can only dream of enjoying my work as much as she has. Thank you for sharing!

[SaraAN]

Oh that's a lovely article! Thanks for sharing!

[HazelLPN, LPN]

Lovely article. We older nurses certainly can and do contribute well into our 70s and beyond. Nursing keeps your mind sharp. Its hard on the body, but there are ways to keep active and combat that too. It's so nice to see older nurses portrayed in a positive light.

I hope she has many more wonderful years in nursing.