ALASKAMIDWIVES.ORG

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) are licensed healthcare practitioners educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery and are certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. We provide primary healthcare to women of childbearing age including: prenatal care, labor and delivery care, care after birth, gynecological exams, newborn care, assistance with family planning decisions, preconception care, menopausal management and counseling in health maintenance and disease prevention. CNMs attend almost 14% of all births in Alaska. We are licensed as Advanced Nurse Practitioners and have full prescriptive authority (able to prescribe any medication necessary).

Primary location: Homer United States