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New student, Medical Assistant! What is the BEST path to take to be a midwife?

I'm 32yrs old and a mother of 2 boys! I've wanted to help deliver babies since I can remember. I have witnessed two babies to friends and one to my sister be born. It was AMAZING!!! I've been out of Hight School for 16yrs now. So I feel very lost when it comes to the best choices regarding school. I have many friends that are nurses but not in the same path. Asking them for advise really only confused me more. I don't want to make the wrong choices when it comes to school and what classes to take. What is my best path, with the goal of being a midwife or labor and delivery nurse? #doctors #nurse-midwife #midwifery

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ABDUL’s Answer

Hi Shasta,


This is a very noble profession. You need to approach one of the nearest hospital and offer your services. The fact that you have prior experience and feel that it is AMAZING to watch new born babies. The secret to have a good career in life, is to LOVE WHAT YOU DO and I see that you really love being a mid-wife. I suggest that education is not a priority but just simple training according to the current norms and the medical industry.


I wish you all the best in all your future endeavors.

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Michelle’s Answer

Required education to become a nurse midwife these days has changed a bit. The traditional route is to get a bachelor's degree in nursing first, then get accepted into a midwifery school which are now masters track. I also believe there are schools out there that accept nurses with an associate's degree. Upon graduation you will have a master's degree. With two children already, your options for education may be limited geographically, assuming you would not move to another city or state. This process would take 6 years approximately. You must take and pass typical college prerequisites including statistics, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and anatomy/physiology. I also highly advise you get a year or two of labor and delivery nursing experience before heading to midwifery school.

If you were to become a lay midwife, the education and apprenticeship can vary depending upon the state you wish to work in. For example, in Florida there are certain requirements involving both passing an exam and an apprenticeship. In many states however, lay midwifery is illegal, and there is no publicly accepted training. You must remember that these are people's lives at stake, and there are significant risks when attending home births as an untrained/minimally trained individual. Normal low risk women still often have life threatening complications. Hope this helps
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Amanda’s Answer

First I would decide which school you want to attended that has a nursing and talk to an academic advisor or try to get in direct contact with the nursing ad Iro's. they can give you tons of information about which steps to take in the direction of midwifery. I am personally going into nursing with the consideration of being a delivery nurse. So I am getting my bachelors of science in nursing and will most likely return to get my masters in delivery.
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