Re: 2/06 ACOG Statement on "Lay" Midwifery
From: R. Daniel Braun (rd.braun@gmail.com)
Wed Feb 22 12:11:35 2006
Yeah BUT none of those are what are known as Lay Midwives in most places in
the US. Most placces they have to graduate from High School then enter and
complete a 1 year program and work with a Mentor for a short period of
time. Then they are an "LM"
On 2/22/06, Stmidwife@aol.com <Stmidwife@aol.com> wrote:
>
> *LAY MIDWIFERY*
>
> The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is the
> representative organization of physicians who are qualified specialists in
> providing health services to women. ACOG is committed to facilitating access
> to women's health care that is both safe and high quality. One method of
> attaining this goal is to assure that providers of care meet educational and
> professional standards of a certification process. ACOG recognizes the
> educational and professional standards currently used by the American
> Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)* to evaluate and certify midwives.
> While ACOG supports women having a choice in determining their providers of
> care, ACOG does not support the provision of care by lay midwives or other
> midwives who are not certified by the AMCB.
>
> *The American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), formerly known as the
> ACNM Certification Council (ACC), was incorporated in 1991. The AMCB
> develops and administers the national certification examination for
> Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Midwives (CMs). CNMs are
> registered nurses who have graduated from a midwifery education program
> accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives Division of
> Accreditation and have passed a national certification examination
> administered by AMCB. Certified midwives have also graduated from a
> midwifery education program accredited by the American College of Nurse
> Midwives Division of Accreditation, have successfully completed the same
> requirements, have passed the same AMCB national certification examination
> as certified nurse-midwives and adhere to the same professional standards as
> certified nurse-midwives.
>
> Approval by the Executive Board February 2006
>
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R. Daniel Braun
Kinky for Governor
