Nurse-Midwife

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) are advanced practice nurses with specialized training and experience in midwifery. They can prescribe medication, perform medical procedures and provide other interventions when medically necessary. CNMs provide:

• Birth control and family planning
• Counseling in health care management and disease prevention
• Labor and delivery care
• Preconception care
• Prenatal care
• Postpartum care
• Yearly gynecological exams

We believe that pregnancy is a special time in the life of a family and that birth can be an empowering experience. We believe all expectant mothers have the right to safe, satisfying health care that meets their spiritual and cultural beliefs, values and traditions.

CNMs believe in keeping labor as natural as possible but are skilled in using interventions when needed to keep mothers and babies safe and healthy. Our Nurse Midwife Unit is located within the Birth Center, giving you access to a full range of services if needed, including anesthesiologists, OB physicians, pediatric services, Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit and lactation services.

In Our Practice

The midwives that make up the Nurse Midwife Service at Hennepin Healthcare see patients in traditional clinic settings and deliver babies at the Birth Center at HCMC.