A main concern is that the new classification of legal midwifery, the Certified Professional Midwife, requires far less education and clinical training than a Certified Nurse Midwife, which requires a ...

All midwives deliver babies, but not all midwives are the same -- which has caused a heated debate in Illinois over their licensing, regulation, and what they call themselves. ``It's a very ...

Our nurse-midwifery program's goal is a minimum 90% certification rate on the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) exam within 12 months of graduation. We prepare each of our graduates for ...

Audrey Trepiccione is a Certified Professional Midwife, a specialist in delivering babies for women at their homes. But Trepiccione could incur a Class 1 misdemeanor if she is found to be practicing ...

Legislation passed in 2017 in South Dakota opened the door to licensing of a new classification of “professional midwives,” who can become certified to perform home births with far less training and ...