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by Arizona Revised Statutes 36-751-760 et seq. and Arizona
Administrative Code R9-16-191 et seq., the Midwife Licensing
Program licenses and regulates midwife services in Arizona.
Midwifery Rules under
revision: View
the Draft
For information on how to become a Licensed Midwife
or to contact a midwife to attend a birth, call the
Midwife Licensing Program at 602-364-2536
and request
a copy of the Midwife Consumer Listing.
Note: A listing of licensed midwives
may also be viewed from our Searchable
Listing or downloaded in three formats from our Facilities/Provider
Information page.
New - Online Complaint Form
What
is a Midwife? en
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A
midwife is a person who attends a woman in childbirth,
but who is not a physician. Midwifery (being "with
woman") focuses on providing care to normal childbearing
women and their newborns.
In Arizona, there are two types of midwives who may
legally assist a woman with childbirth: a certified
nurse midwife and a licensed midwife. The midwifery
model of care provides quality, personalized services
to women seeking low-intervention pregnancy and birth
services while still providing access to technical
services through appropriate referral when the mother’s
condition changes. The midwifery model of care is
also cost effective, providing affordable services,
decreasing the incidence of low birth weight, and
reducing complications and the need for cesarean births. |
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Licensed
Midwives - Educated in Midwifery: |
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Licensed
to practice in Arizona by the Office of Special
Licensure, Arizona Department of Health Services,
on the basis of a state administered examination.
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Practices
under Rules promulgated by the Arizona Department
of Health Services.
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Practices
the independent management of care for healthy,
low risk women, and their infants during pregnancy,
labor and birth, and in the first few weeks
after birth. Generally delivers babies in the
home.
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Consults
with a physician and refers for medical care
if any unusual or abnormal condition arises
before, during or after delivery.
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There
are approximately 54 Arizona licensed midwives.
Midwives currently practice in 7 counties in
Arizona.
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There
is no state approved program of midwifery training
in Arizona at this time.
*Requires
geographically close Level I Centers to receive
phone consultation, write orders and accept transport.
Also uses the High Risk Perinatal Program, Arizona
Department of Health Services, Section on Consultation,
Case Management and Transport. Through the High
Risk Perinatal Program, transport may be arranged,
for example.
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Certified
Nurse-Midwife (C.N.M.) - Educated as a Registered
Nurse (R.N.) and in Midwifery: |
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Certified
by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
on the basis of a national certification examination.
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Standards
and qualifications for nurse-midwifery practice
are defined by the ACNM.
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Licensed
to practice in Arizona by the State Board of
Nursing.
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Practices
in the independent management of care of essentially
normal women and newborns, providing antepartum,
intrapartum, postpartum, gynecological and newborn
care within a health care system that provides
for medical consultation, collaborative management
or referral.
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Approximately
150 CNMs practice in various settings in Arizona.
These settings include Indian Health Services
hospitals, county hospitals in Maricopa, Pima
and Pinal counties, Neighborhood Health Centers,
private hospitals, private physicians' offices,
birthing centers and in their own private practices.
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There
is no program of nurse-midwifery training in
Arizona at this time.
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| Rules/Regulations |
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Arizona
Administrative Code: Requirements for Licensing |
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Complaint
Form |
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ADHS
Enforcement Actions |
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Required Documentation of Citizenship or Immigration Status of All Licensees
and/or Certification Holders - view details |
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Licensing
Application |
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Midwives
Quarterly Report |
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Consumer
Midwife Listing |
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Apprenticeship
Form |
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Information |
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Certified Nurse Midwives: |
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American
College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW; Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 728-9860
Fax: (202) 728-9897
The
Arizona State Board of Nursing
4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, Arizona 85014-3653
Telephone: (602) 889-5150
Fax: (602) 889-5155
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Licensed Midwives: |
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Arizona
Association of Midwives
PO Box 5562
Glendale, Arizona 85312
Telephone: (602) 942-0900
Arizona
Midwifery Institute
P O Box 37062, Phoenix, AZ 85069
Telephone: (602) 864-6240
Toll Free: (888) 864-6240
Midwives Alliance
of North America (MANA)
4805 Lawrenceville Hwy, Suite 116-279
Lilburn, GA 30047
Telephone: 1-888-923-6262
Fax: (801) 720-3026
E-mail: info@mana.org
Midwifery
Education Accreditation Council
P.O. Box 984
La Conner, WA 98257
Telephone: (360) 466-2080
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
P O Box 7703
Little Rock, AK 72217-7703
Telephone:
1-888-353-7089
E-mail:
NARMCPM@aol.com |
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