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Midwifery
Be at the Start of a Family's Journey
Supporting birthing people through pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period puts midwives at the heart of every stage of the maternity experience.
Overview
A career in Midwifery
Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Midwives (CMs) provide care across pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period — in hospitals, birth centers, and home settings.
Training combines graduate-level academic study with extensive clinical practice, leading to national certification through AMCB and state licensure. Midwifery offers strong autonomy and a deeply rewarding scope of practice.
You'll enjoy competitive compensation, 401(k), health benefits, malpractice coverage, and flexible scheduling that supports work-life balance.
Why This Career
Why choose a midwifery career?
Midwifery is one of the most rewarding careers in US healthcare. You'll support families through one of the most important times in their lives.
Opportunities
Roles & Opportunities
Hospital-Based CNM
Provide care during labor and delivery in hospital maternity units, supporting birthing people through delivery and immediate postpartum care.
Birth Center Midwife
Support physiologic birth in freestanding or hospital-affiliated birth centers, focusing on personalized, low-intervention care.
Community / Home Birth Midwife
Provide prenatal, birth, and postpartum care in home and community settings, offering continuity throughout the maternity journey.
Specialist Midwife
Develop expertise in perinatal mental health, lactation, or high-risk pregnancy care, supporting complex cases.
Research / Faculty Midwife
Advance maternity care through clinical research and educate the next generation of midwives at universities.
Women's Health NP / Midwife
Provide gynecologic and primary care across the lifespan in addition to maternity care services.
Start Your Midwifery Career
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