Nurse Midwife Research Paper

Achieving a Nurse-midwifery degree has become a personal goal of mine, not to mention, that it all started while working in obstetrics about 5 years ago. The patients in this area are mostly Amish and have a simplified way of living. They appreciate midwives tremendously because they feel more comfortable having a female caregiver assisting them in one of the most private experiences in their lives. Also, is the convenience of having a midwife come to the patient's home to give a more holistic approach to care. I have worked 5 years of labor/delivery and post-partum. I have been given the huge advantage of working with family practitioners, OBGYNs, and midwives that love to share knowledge and encourage you to ask questions. The past few years I have grown tremendously as a labor and delivery nurse. I enjoy teaching all the OB community classes,
Currently, I am the Birth Planner and help formulate individualized birth plans for each patient weeks before their expected due date. For those with no transportation, they welcome me into their homes to make this process easier. After creating a birth plan for the patient, it is then my responsibility to clearly state the patient’s wishes and pass those wishes along to the entire care team. Assisting with breastfeeding is a high priority of mine after a patient’s delivery. Hence, why I am currently a Certified Lactation Counselor, and looking forward to earning my IBCLC. As a midwife, I would just expand on what I am currently doing and follow thru until well after the delivery of the infant. My goals as a midwife would be to create a hospital program that enables midwives to travel to the patient’s home for routine prenatal care, postpartum care, newborn care, and gynecological exams. Additionally, it would be a personal goal to increase the community s education on the importance of early prenatal