Midwifery Today Community

Hi Wendy, I want to answer your questions about births for the CNM:  "Here's a question...As a CNM, are there a certain number of births you are required to attend before getting licensed, like the CPM needs?  To become a CNM, you have to: 1. Graduate from an accredited program 2. Take the certifying exam To take the ...

Hi there! I am starting a direct-entry CNM program in just a couple weeks. I can't answer your questions about the Bay Area.  However, I can comment on scholarships and such. This first year, I didn't apply to any outside scholarships but I did get three scholarships through my school (one is need-based and two are merit-based). ...

First, I'd look into http://www.nursehomeopaths.org/  the Homeopathic Nurses Association.   Check out their links page (takes a while to load).   I would also look into the American Holistic Nurses Association.  Holistic Nursing was just recently approved as an official nursing specialty. 

Since you are going away to Korea for three years, pursuing the CNM option right now will be difficult.  The most you can do during those three years will be to start taking some pre-reqs online (not ones that have labs obviously). You can't become and RN online so that would have to wait until you return to the states. If you do a ...

I was not willing to possibly work alegally/ilegally and so I pursued the CNM path. I am going to start a 3-year Bachelor's to CNM program.  I am not yet a nurse.  During the first year of the program you take nursing classes and then during the last two years of the program you take your specialty (midwifery) classes. This type of ...

Thanks Kaceface!

How sad... This is all it really comes down to: "Amanda's dad says, "as the father of three girls, I've had to ask myself why I let my eldest one get an unproven vaccine against a few strains of a nonlethal virus that can be dealt with in many more effective ways. It's not like they are at high risk."

Thanks Aubre!

Great news! I got into the program!  I'll be starting school in the fall.  I am so excited! :)

I wish it was.  But I realized that the mail won't be delivered today because of President's Day! So, I have to wait at least another day.