What is a Certified Nurse Midwife

Who will I be talking to

What is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)?

A Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) is an individual educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery, who possesses evidence of certification by the American College of Nurse Midwifery.

The practice of midwifery is the independent management of the care of essentially healthy women during pregnancy, labor and birth, and postpartum. Midwives also provide well gynecologic care, including: adolescent health care, family planning, preconception counseling, annual exams, and menopausal care.

CNMs provide safe, satisfying care within a health care system providing for medical consultation, collaboration and referral for emergency or acute medical management.

For more information about the profession, contact ACNM (at http://www.midwife.org) or contact the ACNM at 8403 Colesville Rd. Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or by phone at 240 485 1800.

Who will I be talking to?

Elaine Clutterbuck, Martha Weislo, and Sarah Worrell

• Together have attended over 1000 births
• Graduates of accredited nurse midwifery education programs
• Currently licensed by New York State Board of Midwifery
• Faculty of State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Nursing and School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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