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Learn more about Nurse Midwives and how to choose the right one for you
Learn more about Nurse Midwives
A midwife specializes in caring for pregnant women and their unborn children. Midwives deliver babies, provide initial newborn care, and may serve as a woman’s primary healthcare and gynecologic care provider. Depending on state regulations, a midwife may be a certified nurse-midwife (CNM), certified midwife (CM), certified professional midwife (CPM), or an uncertified and unlicensed lay midwife with minimal formal training.
The practice of midwifery varies greatly depending on state regulations and the education, training and certification of the midwife.
A midwife may:
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Evaluate a patient’s medical history
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Educate a patient about pregnancy; reproductive medical conditions; general health conditions, such as diabetes and thyroid disease; and strategies for birth and treatment of medical conditions
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Provide care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum (after delivery)
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Refer or transfer patients to a doctor’s care as needed, such as for high-risk or complicated pregnancy, labor, delivery, or postpartum condition of the mom or baby
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Perform reproductive health and cancer screenings including pelvic exams, Pap tests, breast exams, and sexually transmitted disease testing
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Diagnose and treat certain acute and chronic diseases and conditions that affect women’s health and reproduction, including infertility and menopause, as allowed by state regulations. Midwives will refer patients to a doctor for further care if needed.
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Screen, treat and monitor a range of conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, high-risk behaviors, and sexual dysfunction, as allowed by state regulations. Midwives will refer patients to a doctor for further care if needed.
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Provide family planning and contraceptive counseling
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Order and interpret laboratory and imaging tests and prescribe medications, as allowed by state regulations
- Collaborate, refer and consult with other members of a woman’s healthcare team to provide comprehensive care. This includes obstetrician-gynecologists, perinatologists, anesthesiologists, surgeons, genetic counselors, oncologists, and social workers.
Licensed and certified midwives may be known as a nurse-midwife, certified nurse-midwife (CNM), licensed midwife (LM), certified midwife (CM), and certified professional midwife (CPM).
Unlicensed and uncertified midwives may be known as a lay midwife, traditional midwife, traditional birth attendant, granny midwife, and independent midwife.
There are 34 specialists practicing Midwifery in Alabama with an overall average rating of 4.0 stars. There are 2 hospitals in Alabama with affiliated Midwifery specialists, including Baptist Medical Center East and South Baldwin Regional Medical Center.
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Esther Wilson, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1620 N McKenzie StFoley, AL 36535Patients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Shelrel Berry, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1806 Fairview AveDothan, AL 36301Patients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
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Specialty: Midwifery601 Benton AveNashville, TN 37204Patients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
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Alysha Walker, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1005 W Market St Ste 17Athens, AL 35611Patients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Sheila Lopez, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery832 Princeton Ave SwBirmingham, AL 35211Patients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
Vicki Brooks, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery495 Taylor RdMontgomery, AL 36117Patients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Roberta Ress, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1005 W Market St Ste 9Athens, AL 35611Patients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Tiffany Golub, MD
Specialty: Midwifery320 Pelham Ave SWHuntsville, AL 35801Patients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Explains conditions well
- Patients found trustworthy
Melissa Hatter, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery495 Taylor RdMontgomery, AL 36117Hamilton Yarbrough, RN
Specialty: Midwifery832 Princeton Ave SwBirmingham, AL 35211Dr. Carole Campbell, DNP
Specialty: Midwifery1411 Piedmont CutoffGadsden, AL 35903Anna Floyd, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery832 Princeton Ave SwBirmingham, AL 35211Judith McTaggart, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1720 Center St Ste 101Mobile, AL 36604Linda Karle, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1806 Fairview AveDothan, AL 36301Anne Wilson
Specialty: Midwifery1628 N McKenzie St Ste 102Foley, AL 36535Megan Chandler, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery320 Pelham Ave SW Ste 301Huntsville, AL 35801Truus Delfos-Broner, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery619 19th St SBirmingham, AL 35233Mary Reed, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery2000 Waverly PkwyOpelika, AL 36801Eulynne Harrison, APN
Specialty: Midwifery832 Princeton Ave SwBirmingham, AL 35211Jennifer Pelham, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery619 19th St SBirmingham, AL 35233Margaret Fuhr, RN
Specialty: Midwifery3060 Mobile HwyMontgomery, AL 36108Ramona Labranche, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery495 Taylor RdMontgomery, AL 36117Bonita Helms, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1806 Fairview AveDothan, AL 36301Chloe Raum, CPM
Specialty: Midwifery1108 Old Railroad Bed Rd Unit 365Capshaw, AL 35742Roxanne McFarland, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1806 Fairview AveDothan, AL 36301Cecelia Tew, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery495 Taylor RdMontgomery, AL 36117Beverly Cranford, DEM
Specialty: Midwifery1949 Gault Ave N Ste 104Fort Payne, AL 35967Janet Brodie, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1806 Fairview AveDothan, AL 36301Jo Roberson, APRN
Specialty: Midwifery1610 Center St Ste CMobile, AL 36604Sandra Collins, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery832 Princeton Ave SwBirmingham, AL 35211Molly Walker, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery619 19th St S Rm 902Birmingham, AL 35233Carole Heath, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1806 Fairview AveDothan, AL 36301Allison Carnes, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery495 Taylor RdMontgomery, AL 36117Lauren Collins, CPM
Specialty: Midwifery1915 Courtney Dr # BBirmingham, AL 35209