What does the midwife market look like where you live?

LuvsOB · Dec 12, 2003

Originally posted by OBNurseShelley
Absoutely follow your dreams.....and if attending school is a challenge, check out this distance learning program, it is accredited and awards a masters degree.

http://www.midwives.org

all the info regarding the school is there....even how apply

This is the school Ive been looking into!

geekgolightly, BSN, RN · Dec 12, 2003

Originally posted by Jacki, RN
At my hospital, we did have midwives when I started...then experienced a sentinel event of one of their patients where the baby eventually died. They were all let go because the OBs did not want to cover them any longer. This is sort of sad because they were a nice alternative to the OBs.

If you and your husband are mobile and adventerous maybe think about England. One of my coworkers who was a labor nurse recently moved to England with her family and was having a heck of a time finding a job because they staff their units with nurse midwives instead. Something to think about.

id like to know more about this situation, if you could elaborate.

Jacki, RN · Dec 12, 2003

When the midwives had people in labor the OB doctor on-call officially covered them, but did not have to remain in the hospital. The midwife, I believe, had the patient on Pitocin, which is unusual for a midwife. There was a bad shoulder dystocia that they could not deliver lady partslly. By the time the OB got there and did the section there was severe brain damage. The child ended up on a vent and I believe died a few weeks later. The group of MDs claimed them letting the midwives go had nothing to do with this event...but it was a little too coincidental. Hope that answers your question.

geekgolightly, BSN, RN · Dec 13, 2003

Originally posted by Jacki, RN
When the midwives had people in labor the OB doctor on-call officially covered them, but did not have to remain in the hospital. The midwife, I believe, had the patient on Pitocin, which is unusual for a midwife. There was a bad shoulder dystocia that they could not deliver lady partslly. By the time the OB got there and did the section there was severe brain damage. The child ended up on a vent and I believe died a few weeks later. The group of MDs claimed them letting the midwives go had nothing to do with this event...but it was a little too coincidental. Hope that answers your question.

yes, thanks.