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Maternity Providers

Understanding the different models of care for giving birth is essential to understanding your rights to your best birth experience.

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ASK: How do I know if I am a good fit to give birth...

Can I have a Birth Center Birth? "As long as if you're using a freestanding birth center, you really want to make sure that you've...
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ASK: How do I choose a hospital where I am least likely to get...

Cesarean Section Rate So, women are concerned about the cesarean section rate in the United States. We all have that concern. It's unclear exactly what...
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ASK: What are the differences between a CPM and a CNM as my midwife...

The Difference is in Education "So I often get the question as a nurse-midwife who practices in the hospital, what makes a nurse-midwife in the...
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ASK: How do I get the most out of my prenatal appointments with my...

Make The Most of Your Prenatal Appointments So, how can you make the time you spend with your doctor at your prenatal appointment? The most...
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ASK: I’m pregnant, how do I obtain Medicaid?

Medicaid In Pregnancy "So we'd get asked a lot from people who don't really know, how do you obtain Medicaid? If you can get a...
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ASK: How do I approach choosing either a doctor or a midwife to be...

Choosing a Doctor or Midwife for Birth "How do you choose between a doctor and a midwife to take care of you? Well, you've got...
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ASK: What is a Perinatologist or MFM doctor?

Perinatologists or Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Doctor "A Perinatologist is an OB-GYN who has subspecialty training in maternal-fetal medicine. So in a general OB-GYN residency, which...
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ASK: What happens if complications arise during my labor that my midwife isn’t trained...

Midwives an Obstetrical Emergencies "What do you do if you have a midwife that's taking care of you during your labor and you have an...
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ASK: What is the difference between a CPM and CNM Midwife- Does it matter...

Difference Between a (Certified Professional Midwife) CPM and a CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife) "CPM stands for Certified Professional Midwife. CPM's are certified by the North...