There are two different credentials for midwives in New York: Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Midwives (CMs). Both CMs and CNMs are held to the same standard of education, knowledge and skill to obtain licensure to practice in New York.
CMs and CNMs have completed an appropriate graduate-level educational program to prepare them for practice. CNMs are nurses prior to pursing graduate education in midwifery. CMs have a variety of educational backgrounds, often in a health-related field, prior to pursing graduate education in midwifery. CMs and CNMs both take qualifying board examinations through the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) are certified by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and usually attend birth in out-of-hospital settings. They usually have a year of foundational education prior to completing an apprenticeship with another CPM.
The term lay midwife is sometimes used to refer to women who attend births and may have learned by apprenticeship but do not have formal education, licensure or certification.
You can easily find a licensed midwife via NYC Midwives, an affiliate organization of the ACNM.
CMs and CNMs have completed an appropriate graduate-level educational program to prepare them for practice. CNMs are nurses prior to pursing graduate education in midwifery. CMs have a variety of educational backgrounds, often in a health-related field, prior to pursing graduate education in midwifery. CMs and CNMs both take qualifying board examinations through the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) are certified by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and usually attend birth in out-of-hospital settings. They usually have a year of foundational education prior to completing an apprenticeship with another CPM.
The term lay midwife is sometimes used to refer to women who attend births and may have learned by apprenticeship but do not have formal education, licensure or certification.
You can easily find a licensed midwife via NYC Midwives, an affiliate organization of the ACNM.
