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Online Learning & Private Workshops in Albuquerque
 Now you can study midwifery education no matter
where you are! Hilary Schlinger is offering distance learning courses through
Philadelphia University Department of Continuing and Professional Education for
those wishing to learn Homebirth Practice Essentials. The 60-hour online course will be offered four times between 2010-2011. Space
is limited in each course, so sign up early!
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Hilary Schlinger of Sage Femme Midwifery also offers midwifery workshops via the New Mexico Midwives Association, covering topics such as billing, suturing, and well-woman care.
About
Midwives
- A
midwife can work within a variety of
practice settings. Some choose to work
within a hospital practice, some in
clinics, while others attend home births.
- Some are employees of doctors or of hospitals
while others work independently. An
independent midwife can offer a woman
greater control over her health care.
- All midwives can perform laboratory tests
and provide full well-woman care. Sage
Femme Midwifery additionally offers
natural menopause care, including bio-identical
hormones and other therapies.
- CNMs have the ability to prescribe
medications, with full prescriptive privileges. Sage Femme Midwifery also
utilizes alternative therapies such
as supplements and herbs.
- Independent midwives have consulting relationships
with the medical community, but are
only employed by the women they work
with.
- Hilary Schlinger of Sage Femme Midwifery is
a CNM, a CPM, and has an MS in Midwifery.
Midwife
Certification
There
are two midwifery certification bodies
in the US -- the American
College of Nurse Midwifery [ACNM], which
grants the Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
and Certified Midwife (CM) credentials,
and the North
American Registry of Midwives [NARM],
which grants the Certified Professional
Midwife (CPM) to qualified candidates.
This reflects the historic split between
midwives who arose out of the nursing profession,
tending to work in medical settings,
and those who arose out of a grassroots setting, with
a less medical approach. While philosophies
regarding midwifery education, approach,
and scope of practice differ between the two
national groups, this is not necessarily
reflected in the practice of individual midwives.
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