Nurse Midwives
Special Requirements
Nurse midwives need to be licensed registered nurses and completed at least a bachelor degree in nursing. Some employers prefer applicants with master degrees in nursing. Prospective nurse midwives must complete an accredited nurse-midwifery program. They complete courses in anatomy and physiology, embryology, neonatology, gynecology and obstetrics, obstetric procedures, family planning, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum, and breastfeeding. Most nurse midwives obtain the Certified Nurse Midwife designation from the American Midwifery Certification Board. The requirements include graduating from a nurse-midwifery program that is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwifes and passing a national certification examination. Some states require this national certification. Certified Nurse Midwives must complete continuing education to maintain their certifications.
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Educational Validation
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The Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) may be educated through a variety of routes, including programs accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC), the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), apprenticeship education, and self-study. If the midwife’s education have been validated through the graduation from a MEAC-accredited program; certification by the AMCB as a CNM/CM; or legal recognition in a state evaluated by NARM for educational equivalency, the midwife may submit that credential as evidence of educational evaluation and may apply to take the CPM examination. If the midwife is preceptor-trained or received education outside of the United States, with the exception of UK Registered Midwives, he/she must complete the NARM Portfolio Evaluation Process (PEP).
The NARM Portfolio Evaluation Process (PEP) involves documentation of midwifery training under the supervision of a preceptor. This category includes entry-level midwives, internationally educated midwives, and experienced midwives. Upon successful completion of the documentation portion of PEP, the applicant must successfully complete the NARM Skills Verification. Then the applicant will be issued a Letter of Completion that can be submitted to NARM’s Application Department as validation of midwifery education.
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Certification
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When the applicant has completed one of the approved educational routes of entry, the applicant may apply to become a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) and take the NARM Written Examination.
The Written Examination consists of 350 multiple-choice questions. This examination is administered in two 4-hour sessions. The NARM Written Examination is the final step of the CPM certification process. This examination is also administered as the final part of national and international legal recognition processes. The NARM Written Exam is only given in the United States.
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Educational Content Areas
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The education of all entry-level CPM applicants must include the content areas indentified in the following documents:
2) The NARM Written Test Specifications
3) The NARM Skills Assessment Test Specifications
4) The NARM Written Examination Primary Reference List
5) The NARM Skills Assessment Reference List
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Experience Requirements
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1) As an active participant, the applicant must attend a minimum of 20 births.
2) Functioning in the role of primary midwife under supervision, the applicant must attend a minimum of 20 additional births:
A. A minimum of 10 of the 20 births attended as primary under supervision must be in homes or other out-of-hospital settings
B. A minimum of 3 of the 20 births attended as primary under supervision must be with women for whom the applicant has provided primary care during at least 4 prenatal visits, birth, newborn exam, and one postpartum exam.
C. At least 10 of the 20 primary births must have occurred within 3 years of application submission.
3) Functioning in the role of primary midwife under supervision, the applicant must document:
A. 75 prenatal exams, including 20 initial exams
B. 20 newborns exams
C. 40 postpartum exams
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Other Required Documentation
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The applicant must provide:
1) A copy of both sides of current CPR (both Adult & either Infant/Neonatal Resuscitation) Certification
2) Written verification of:
A. Practice guidelines
B. And informed consent document
C. And emergency care form
3) Documentation and verification of experience, knowledge and skills on the appropriate NARM forms.
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Required Fees:
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North American Registry of Midwives Fees:
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PEP fee
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$700.00
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Certification fee
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$700.00
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Recertification fee
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$150.00
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet291)
