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Emma · Sep 1, 2016 at 3:49 PM

Does not compute. How is a midwife allowed to do primary care things? Their expertise is surely focused on people giving being pregnant and giving birth?

Other countries medical systems are weird :P

paladinkit · Sep 1, 2016 at 3:54 PM

I actually had a leg up on knowing this since my aunt and godmother is a midwife, but yeah, a lot of people are surprised to know this! The clinic's website had this quote from the Association of Certified Nurse-Midwives on its page about primary care:

Certified nurse-midwives are providers of primary health care of women and newborns. Care by nurse-midwives incorporates all of the essential factors of primary care and case management that include evaluation, assessment, treatment and referral as appropriate. The model of health care practiced by CNMs is focused on the ambulatory care of women and newborns and emphasizes health promotion, education and disease prevention and sees the woman as central to the process of providing such care.

Care by CNMs includes general healthcare, preconception counseling, care during pregnancy and childbirth, provision of gynecological and family planning services and care of the peri- and post-menopausal woman. With health education as a major focus, the goals are to prevent problems and to assist women in developing and maintaining healthy habits.

CNMs are often the initial contact for providing health care to women, and they provide such care on a continuous and comprehensive basis by establishing a plan of management with the woman for her ongoing health care. Such care by the CNM is inclusive and integrated with the woman’s cultural, socioeconomic and psychological factors that may influence her health status.
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