I am a women's health care advocate who wholly supports the midwifery model of care. I am a mother to two boys. Both of my sons were born with the assistance of certified nurse-midwives. My birth experiences were natural, without intervention and provided a low-cost, high quality experience for my family. While my births were 9 & 7 years ago, I still receive care from a nurse-midwife. (You can see the amazing video of the care a Frontier Nursing University nurse-midwife provided to me during the birth of my second child at http://smilebox.com/playEmail/4f5445794e6a45324e5877784f54457a4f446b784e413d3d0d0a&sb=1)
The care that nurse-midwives provide is woman-centered and is unparalleled. I understand the importance and urgency of improving maternal health and women health outcomes in this country. There are 49 countries in this world that have lower maternal mortality rates (Amnesty International, 2016). Nurse-midwives can help be a solution to this issue, but we must support advanced practice nursing education to help make more midwives! Therefore, I donate annually to Frontier Nursing University, a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate nurses to become competent, entrepreneurial, ethical and compassionate nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners who are leaders in the primary care of women and families with an emphasis on underserved and rural populations. Their graduates (including my nurse-midwife) are changing the face of health care by empowering women, one patient at a time.
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