Other Service Provider Healthcare Taxonomy Code 175M00000X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Lay Midwives.
As of today, the following are the total number of Lay Midwives nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Lay Midwives who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
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Select the State name above or from the HealthProviders DB App filter panel to show the list of Lay Midwives by State. In addition, you can also narrow the list by City and more from the filter panel.
You can download the Lay Midwives dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do Lay Midwives do?
Lay midwives provide non-medical support to pregnant people through their pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum period, often in home or community birth settings, with a focus on natural, personalized, and holistic care.
Their knowledge is typically gained through apprenticeships, self-study, and community traditions rather than formal medical education.
Lay midwives may have limited ability to handle medical emergencies and often require a medical backup plan for complications.
Responsabilities
Prenatal care: They monitor the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the pregnant person, providing individualized education and counseling.
Labor and delivery: They offer continuous, hands-on support during labor and birth, which often takes place in a home or birthing center setting.
Postpartum care: They provide care for the new parent and baby after birth, including support with breastfeeding.
Focus on natural childbirth: Their philosophy emphasizes natural approaches to birth and minimizing technological interventions.
How they train
Experiential learning: Training is often through apprenticeships with experienced midwives, workshops, and community-based traditions.
Self-study: Some lay midwives learn through self-study and informal courses.
Important considerations
Varying legal status: The legal and regulatory status of lay midwives varies significantly by location, as some states have licensing for lay midwives while others do not.
Not medical professionals: Lay midwives are non-medical individuals, unlike nurse-midwives or other medical professionals.
Limited emergency care: Because they lack formal medical training, lay midwives have a limited ability to manage complications or sudden emergencies.
Medical backup: It’s crucial to establish a plan for medical backup with a doctor in case a complication arises during the home birth.