As patient advocates, they need excellent communication skills to successfully interact with other professionals on their medical team. They also need both physical and emotional stamina to do their work. Some combine their midwifery career with teaching at university nursing or public health schools or do related clinical research. Practicing midwives who are not CNMs operate a private practice and measure success and advancement in terms of a growing practice and recognition in their field. Newly Licensed Midwives may have most of the same career development opportunities as CNMs.
Recent graduates obtain job leads from their school placement service.
Practicing midwives usually establish their own practice or practice with a partner. Many expand their practice through contacts made while teaching child birth sessions and conducting educational seminars. Newly Licensed Midwives may have expanded opportunities working for hospital, clinics, and doctor offices. The purpose of this occupational guide is to provide you with useful information to help you make career decisions.