Nurse midwife
PROFESSIONAL NURSE WHO HAS RECEIVED POSTGRADUATE TRAINING IN MIDWIFERY
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A nurse midwife is both a nurse (usually a registered nurse) and a midwife, having completed nursing and midwifery education leading to practice as a nurse midwife and sometimes credentialed in the specialty. Nurse midwives provide care of women across the lifespan, including during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and well woman care and birth control.