Midwife
Taxonomy Code 176B00000X
Classification: Midwife
Quick Links : Map of Midwives per State | Number of Midwives per State
Description
A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.
Notes
Source:
The National Uniform Claim Committee [7/1/2007: title changed, definition changed, source changed]
Volume numbers are based on primary as well as secondary taxonomy codes of Providers.
Midwives Ratio per State
Green Color Indicates no Provider(s) recorded for that state
When you move the pointer over a state, it will display more useful information.
The NPI Database was last updated on 1/9/2024 with 8,131,459 records.
Find information on any health care provider or organization that has an National Provider Identifier, view related providers and organizations as well as referral information when available.
Gain Insights into the network of healthcare.