Nurse Midwives

What Does a Nurse Midwives Do?

Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients.
• 2Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight.
• 3Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.
• 4Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms.
• 5Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations.
• 6Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management.
• 7Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others.
• 8Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests.

Required Skills

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Monitoring
• Active Learning
• Writing
• Acrendo Medical Software Ob/Gyn EMR
• Allscripts Professional EHR
• Amkai AmkaiCharts
• Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
• Cerner Millennium
• ChartWare EMR
• digiChart OB-GYN
• e-MDs software
• eClinicalWorks EHR software
• Epic Systems

Nurse Midwives Salary