Also called: CNM, Midwife
Guides people through pregnancy, delivers babies, and provides gynecological care.
Holds prenatal visits, listens to baby heartbeats, and coaches a laboring mother through the night, then catches the baby herself. Many work in hospitals; some attend births at birth centers or at home.
BLS May 2024.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. RN license plus a master's or doctorate in nurse-midwifery, then certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Nursing (BSN), Nursing (ADN).
Growing much faster than average (about 35% over 10 years). Combined APRN group projection (2024-34).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps read fetal monitors and flag risks; catching babies and supporting people through birth stays intimate human work.
Classes: AP Biology, Anatomy & physiology, Psychology, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1161.
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