Posts Tagged ‘Nurse-Midwifery’
Careers in Nursing: An Interview with VUSN Alum, Addie Graham, Nurse-Midwife
December 4, 2017
When you think of a nurse-midwife, you may think that they just help delivery babies (not that this isn’t a crucial and exceptionally important part of their jobs). But they really do so much more.
VUSN researcher receives career development award to study team-based maternity care
November 29, 2017
Julia Phillippi, PhD, MSN’99, CNM, FACNM, has received a K08 Career Development Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Phillippi, a Vanderbilt University School of Nursing assistant professor and certified nurse-midwife, will use the three-year, $399,374 mentored award to conduct a randomized trial…
VUSN-managed midwifery clinics add primary care for women
October 31, 2017
Two midwifery clinics operated by a partnership of Vanderbilt School of Nursing (VUSN) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have begun offering primary care for women, making them one-stop locations for women’s health services.
Nurse-midwifery alumna Clare Storck catches milestone babies
August 30, 2017
Clare Storck, MSN ’10, was born to be a midwife of legend—and not just because of that name. “I’ve always loved babies and pregnant people,” Storck said.
Natural way: Midwife aided, mother approved. More women push back against the medicalization of birth
May 12, 2017
In the past quarter century, the number of midwife-facilitated births has nearly tripled. And although it is still a relatively low eight to nine percent, demand is on the rise, driven in part by a questioning of current cultural norms. Michelle Collins, head of the Nurse-Midwifery specialty at Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing recently was interviewed…
Nitrous oxide makes a comeback
February 13, 2017
In 2014 Nicole Dutcher delivered her first child using natural childbirth. She was passionate about trying it again with her second pregnancy. But one thing stood in the way — her memory.
