Choosing a prenatal care provider is one of the most important decisions you will make during your pregnancy. Your Obstetrician or Midwife’s birth philosophy, practice preferences, and the guidlines of the institution for which they work, all have meaningful impact on the trajectory of your pregnancy, labor, and birth outcome. So whether you are trying to conceive, newly pregnant, or even looking switch providers, be exceptionally thoughtful about which individual or group practice you select to care for you during pregnancy and birth.
Consider Midwifery Care
Midwives are experienced care professionals trained to support women from menarche through menopause (and beyond!) During pregnancy midwives provide prenatal care to help women stay healthy, well, and strong so they may have optimal birth, breastfeeding-initiation, and postpartum recovery outcomes. The Midwifery Model of Care offers people individualized, culturally competent physical and emotional support. This care is truly woman-centered and provides the ideal model of maternity care.
Midwives from Cleveland Clinic – Fairview
The midwives serving women and pregnant individuals at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital are all Certified Nurse Midwives, sometimes called Nurse Midwives, or CNMs. Certified Nurse Midwives are considered advanced practice nurses. They receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, become registered nurses, and then complete a Master’s degree program and certification in Nurse Midwifery. In Ohio, the majority of Certified Nurse Midwives practice in a hospital setting. Families that choose prenatal care with the Fairview Cleveland Clinic midwives have access to two labor and delivery options. The Birthing Center is the traditional L & D option at Fairview and the Family Birthing Place is a floor within Fairview specifically designed for women and families that want a low-intervention, natural birth experience.
Meet The Midwives Events
If you are interested in learning more about how the Fairview Hospital Certified Nurse Midwives can support you and the birth choices you have as a patient with the Cleveland Clinic, consider coming to one of the following ‘Meet the Midwives’ events. You and your family will have the opportunity to speak with different midwives, learn about the midwifery services available, and how Cleveland Clinic CNMs can care for your growing family. The ‘Meet the Midwives’ evenings are held every other month throughout 2019 at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, Conference Room A at 7pm . Upcoming Meet The Midwives Event Dates:
- Monday, February 4, 2018
- Monday, April 1, 2019
- Monday, June 10, 2019
- Monday, August 12, 2019
It is no secret that Cleveland Natural Birth absolutely loves midwives. Midwifery care during pregnancy and birth is really the optimal choice for healthy women with normal pregnancies, especially for individuals who desire a safe, low-intervention birth.
Cleveland Natural Birth is honored to offer families an exceptional array of prenatal wellness classes, comprehensive childbirth education courses, and newborn care and holistic parenting workshops. If you would like help selecting a midwife, doula, and other pregnancy and birth professionals to help you on the transformative journey to parenthood, consider taking our Evidence Based Birth® Savvy Birth 101 Seminar. We offer group and private instruction to Cleveland and Akron-area families and individualized virtual consults and online courses to families living outside of greater Northeast Ohio. Additionally, Cleveland Natural Birth offers several continuing education seminars, with contact hours, for maternity care professionals. We are truly fortunate to have experience navigating maternity care options and several healthcare systems throughout Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C., and Virginia, as well as internationally, in both Sweden and Denmark, and we are thrilled to use our breadth of experience to help you learn more about pregnancy, birth, and early parenting choices and resources available to you. Contact us for more information.
