https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:40:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1741492 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 23:46:33 +0000 Corduroy 1741492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just to chime in with a different perspective, I did not like my hospital employed CNM at all. Honestly she had awful bedside manner, couldn't seem to handle me bringing a doula, and determined I needed a c section. It was the OB that was called in to do the c section that gave me the OK to deliver vaginally. I still like the stats and the idea of a CNM but like all things in life individual experiences will vary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1741409 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 20:40:35 +0000 immabeetoo 1741409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1741402 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 20:28:22 +0000 coopsmama 1741402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Congratulations! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1741400 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 20:26:47 +0000 immabeetoo 1741400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: @oliviaoblivia: @hilsy85: :shocked: thanks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1741068 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 11:58:10 +0000 hilsy85 1741068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: omg congrats girl!!! So happy for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1741006 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:38:00 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1741006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1741000 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:25:21 +0000 loveisstrange 1741000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a midwife in a hospital too. :) It was great. I'd totally recommend it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740999 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:24:26 +0000 Silva 1740999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: um....congratulations!!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740972 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:08:11 +0000 immabeetoo 1740972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lindseykaye: :happy: thanks.. I'm trying not to get too invested until I hear a heartbeat, you know? BUT I'm now really excited about working with this midwives group, regardless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740936 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 08:19:31 +0000 jetsa 1740936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another person chiming in to say I loved my CNM. She started her career as a L&amp;D nurse and then went back to school for her msn. She was amazing, and I'd absolutely do it again. It was experience and compassion which I didn't feel with the ob I saw occasionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740922 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:45:27 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1740922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: my midwives delivered in the hospital- and honestly, it was great. Definitely the best of both worlds in my opinion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740921 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:45:17 +0000 lindseykaye 1740921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another here who delivered with a midwife group at a hospital. I will 100% do the same (with the same midwives) if I am able to next time.<br /> My delivering midwife was not my primary, but they rotated appointments in the last couple months of pregnancy to make sure you had met each one and they got to know you and your pregnancy. She was there almost the entire time during my labor and really listened to me and I am certain her encouragement was essential to my success in having the birth I hoped for.<br /> The midwife group was part of a larger practice, 4 of them and 8 OBs. They do an open house with most of the docs/midwives who are not on call once a month so that you can attend before your due date and meet those you haven't had the chance to.<br /> Oh and BIG congrats on #2 :) I can't believe how big these babies of ours have gotten! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740920 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:42:03 +0000 Weagle 1740920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Add me to the list of people who love midwives in a hospital setting. With my first LO, I saw an OB/midwife group. An OB attended my particular delivery, but I loved the care I got from the midwife during my pregnancy and hospital stay. This time I'm seeing a midwife group that is part of the hospital. You can choose to use their birth center or the hospital. I've felt very supported and listened to throughout my care. I'm anticipating that being the same through my delivery, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740915 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:31:47 +0000 avivoca 1740915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I delivered with a CNM practice and LOVED it. I will absolutely deliver with them. The level of care was amazing and I felt completely in control and that I was well informed about all my choices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740911 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:08:15 +0000 wonderstruck 1740911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the CNMs at my hospital for my first birth and liked them - in the end I did end up with an emergency c-section, but they spent many many hours trying to prevent it. Obviously an OB stepped in at that point and it wasn't someone I had met, but we weren't exactly making small talk during surgery and it didn't really matter. This time I'm using an OB because I'm at a different hospital and for whatever reason I just didn't really click with their midwives, and the OBs I've been seeing there have been very supportive. But exceptions like that aside, I agree that using a CNM at a hospital is pretty much the best of both worlds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740910 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:05:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 1740910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Arden answered with much more info than I could, but my personal experience what just what you described. Midwife practice in hospital. I loved it and will definitely do the same next time. Because of a few factors during the birth- meconium, heart rate issues- they did have an OB come in NF sdidtwiththe delivery at the end, but it hardly mattered to me since the same midwife and nurse stayed with me anyway, they just weren't the ones actually down there. I had a vacuum assist which I think only the OB would do, not a midwife, but I could absolutely be wrong about that. </p> <p>I think it's the perfect compromise for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740899 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 05:43:31 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1740899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Arden already replied but just thought I'd reply. CNM is the actual certification while MSN is the amount of education. It's law now that a CNM has to get a DNP, unless you were "grandfathered" in. So some CNM's may have a DNP instead, which is a doctorate degree. </p> <p>I personally liked the midwife model of care, and it felt more personal, like having a great relationship with the person who would deliver my baby. When I ended up needing to be medically transferred to the hospital, she came with (and the practice was just a mile from the local hospital, and only about 10 miles from the hospital they had a partnership with), and while she was with me the majority of the time- I saw the delivering OB for all of 10 minutes? I really appreciated that aspect of it. </p> <p>Good luck with your decision! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740859 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:13:09 +0000 immabeetoo 1740859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: no, that is great! Arden answered my specific questions. It is a group, as well, which I don't think I said. The other midwife groups I'd looked at all delivered out of hospital and didn't allow epidurals - neither of which I was interested in. I'm excited! We're moving to a larger area, and I will suddenly have many more options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740855 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:04:33 +0000 coopsmama 1740855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm using a CNM for this pregnancy and am loving it. It's actually a group of 4 CNM's, so I'm not quite sure who will be at the delivery (depends who is on call), but I love them all. I used a traditional out-of-hospital midwife last pregnancy and had to be transported to the hospital for maternal exhaustion - nothing life threatening. But after that experience, I really wanted to still use a care provider who would have that midwife "feel" while also allowing for a hospital birth and this has been a great compromise. I have also really felt well supported in the underlying emotions surrounding birth and in discussing options for labor such as epidural, natural birth, etc. I would highly recommend it if those CNM's are anything like mine!</p> <p>That's not really addressing your questions above, I realize, but I just thought I'd chime in with my experience so far. If you have any specific questions I'd be happy to answer them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740850 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:55:20 +0000 Arden 1740850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: If you can find a practice where you meet the "backup" OB and get comfortable with them just in case you need to use them, that is the best of both worlds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740848 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:51:03 +0000 immabeetoo 1740848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: thank you so much! That was the only thing I was thinking of, that they couldn't operate. My OB was out of town at my first birth, so the switcheroo wouldn't bug me.</p> <p>It just seems like the best of both worlds - a midwife who delivers in a hospital, just in case ... I'm trying to think of the "catch" ha!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740844 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:45:02 +0000 Arden 1740844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reasons to use a midwife: National research shows that midwives achieve the same outcomes as physicians without disrupting the natural birth process as often. Research also shows that midwives have reduced cesarean section rates by more than 50% with no compromise in safety. In fact, care from midwives has significantly lower rates of induced labor, episiotomies, and forcep births. Midwives are most actively involved in a woman's preparation for childbirth. That kind of support reduces the length of labor, avoids unnecessary interventions and improves birth outcomes.</p> <p>Reasons not to use one: if your pregnancy becomes high risk at any point, you would have to transfer care to a OB. This would mean you could end up with an unfamiliar provider attending your birth. Sometimes midwives share a practice with an OB so you meet the OB during pregnancy just so that you can be more comfortable with him/her if you end up transferring care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740839 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:28:54 +0000 Arden 1740839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>CNM MSN stands for Certified Nurse Midwife, Masters of Science in Nursing. They can do basically everything except surgery. They can order epidurals, prescriptions for any drugs, etc.</p> <p>They can do everything involved in birth, but if you end up needing a c-section that would be performed by a OB, with the midwife usually still attending.</p> <p>They have 6-8 years of schooling, basically Nurse Practioners with an additional midwifery speciality certification.</p> <p>Certified nurse-midwives are regulated at 2 different levels. Licensing occurs at the state level and falls under specific state laws. As with other advanced practice nurses, license requirements for CNMs can vary from state to state.</p> <p>Certification is done through a national organization and all states have the same requirements for professional practice standards. Only graduates of nurse-midwifery programs accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) are eligible to take the certification exam. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/midwives-who-deliver-at-a-hospital-cnm-msn-help#post-1740831 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:09:29 +0000 immabeetoo 1740831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Google is not helping. What exactly is different between an OB and a midwife (they say CNM MSN, which I'm assuming are some sort of certification)?</p> <p>I found a midwife group that was recommended, they deliver at the hospital, and allow epidurals. Assuming I am low risk; are there any compelling reasons to not use them? To use them? </p>