15 Results forNurse Midwives near Lincoln, NE
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 15 specialists practicing Midwifery in Lincoln, NE with an overall average rating of 4.8 stars. There are 39 hospitals near Lincoln, NE with affiliated Midwifery specialists, including CHI Health St. Elizabeth, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy and AdventHealth Shawnee Mission.
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Deann Barnard, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery555 S 70th StLincoln, NE 685104.3 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
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Sara Billings, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery7001 A St Ste 200Lincoln, NE 685104.5 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Find a Telehealth DoctorKaren McGivney, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery8020 O StLincoln, NE 685105.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Nancy Peterson, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery6911 Van Dorn St Ste 1Lincoln, NE 685064.7 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Shay Armstrong, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery8020 O StLincoln, NE 685105.1 miles awayKatherine Yunghans, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery8020 O StLincoln, NE 685105.1 miles awayLatrice Martin, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery8020 O StLincoln, NE 685105.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
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Jill Dolberg, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery9110 Andermatt Dr Ste 22Lincoln, NE 685268.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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- Explains conditions well
Mary Dickerson, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery301 S 70th St Ste 200Lincoln, NE 685104.3 miles awayKatelyn Schweitzer, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery8020 O StLincoln, NE 685105.1 miles awayElizabeth Mollard, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery8020 O StLincoln, NE 685105.1 miles awayCarol Greenlee, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery9110 Andermatt Dr # 22Lincoln, NE 685268.1 miles awayDana Rhodes
Specialty: Midwifery9110 Andermatt Dr Ste 22Lincoln, NE 685268.1 miles awayAmber Walter
Specialty: Midwifery9110 Andermatt Dr Ste 22Lincoln, NE 685268.1 miles awayJane Boilesen, CNM
Specialty: Midwifery9110 Andermatt Dr # 22Lincoln, NE 685268.1 miles away