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As of today, the following are the total number of Lay Midwives nationally, in your State, and near your location.
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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.
The diagram below shows all the Lay Midwives across the country, represented by blue bubbles. The larger the bubble, the greater the concentration of providers in that area. Red bubbles represent Medicare-excluded providers, with the larger bubbles indicating a higher percentage of excluded providers in that region. You can change the bubble size to be based on exclusions from the Size menu.
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 pregnant person’s physical, psychological, and social well-being and provide individualized education and counseling.
Labor and delivery: They provide continuous, hands-on support during labor and birth, which often occur 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 differs significantly by location, with some states licensing them 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 with a doctor in case a complication arises during the home birth.