A registered nurse who, by virtue of added knowledge and skill gained through an organized program of study and clinical experience recognized by the American College of Nurse-Midwives, has extended the lawful limits of her practice into the management and care of mothers and babies throughout the maternity cycle, so long as progress meets criteria accepted as normal.
An advanced practice nurse specializing in women’s health care needs, including prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Nurse midwives work in health maintenance organizations, private practices, public health clinics, and birth centers.
A registered nurse who has completed specialized theory and clinical courses in obstetrics and gynecology and is certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives. The nurse midwife’s scope of practice includes providing primary obstetrical, neonatal, and preventive gynecological care to essentially healthy women and their normal newborns, usually in collaboration with an obstetrician-gynecologist.