26 Results forNurse Midwives near Farmington, CT
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 26 specialists practicing Midwifery in Farmington, CT with an overall average rating of 4.4 stars. There is 1 hospital near Farmington, CT with affiliated Midwifery specialists, including Saint Francis Hospital.
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Alison Birdsey, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery499 Farmington Ave Ste 220Farmington, CT 060322.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Polly Moran, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery25 Newell Rd Ste D28Bristol, CT 060105.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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- Explains conditions well
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Specialty: Midwifery25 Newell Rd Ste D28Bristol, CT 060105.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Jennifer Ahimsa, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery500 Albany AveHartford, CT 061209.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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- Explains conditions well
Carissa Gonell, LNM
Specialty: Midwifery85 Seymour StHartford, CT 061068.6 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Samantha Neville, APRN
Specialty: Midwifery533 Cottage Grove RdBloomfield, CT 060029.3 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
Karen Sanderson, LNM
Specialty: Midwifery85 Seymour StHartford, CT 061068.6 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Jillian D'Eramo, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1260 Silas Deane Hwy Ste 102AWethersfield, CT 061099.7 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
Jennifer Stern-Hagen, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1000 Asylum Ave Ste 4301Hartford, CT 061058.4 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Judy Morris, LNM
Specialty: Midwifery122 Maple StBristol, CT 060105.7 miles awaySera Gadbois
Specialty: Midwifery14 Vine StNew Britain, CT 060524.0 miles awayAmy Smith-Bassett, APRN
Specialty: Midwifery74 Park Rd Ste 2West Hartford, CT 061197.0 miles awayKulwinder Bajwa, APRN
Specialty: Midwifery1075 Asylum Ave # 1Hartford, CT 061058.2 miles awayJillian Smith, APRN
Specialty: Midwifery21 Grand StHartford, CT 061068.5 miles awayKristal Velazquez, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery21 Grand StHartford, CT 061068.5 miles awayLucinda Canty, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery21 Grand StHartford, CT 061068.5 miles awayFilomena Vagueiro, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery21 Grand StHartford, CT 061068.5 miles awayKira Smith, LNM
Specialty: Midwifery85 Seymour St Ste 1019Hartford, CT 061068.6 miles awayDawn Wehrum, LNM
Specialty: Midwifery80 Seymour StHartford, CT 061028.7 miles awayBree Grealis, MSN
Specialty: Midwifery80 Seymour StHartford, CT 061028.7 miles awayElizabeth Mandel, MSN
Specialty: Midwifery80 Seymour StHartford, CT 061028.7 miles awayNancy Burton, LNM
Specialty: Midwifery80 Seymour StHartford, CT 061068.7 miles awayDeborah Popkin, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery80 Seymour StHartford, CT 061068.7 miles awayKathleen Hazel, MSN
Specialty: Midwifery80 Seymour StHartford, CT 061068.7 miles awayShoba Monteserin Narayana, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery111 PARK STHartford, CT 061068.8 miles awayShel Swanson, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery1 Main StHartford, CT 061068.9 miles away