{"id":29050,"date":"2020-02-05T11:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=29050"},"modified":"2021-07-08T11:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:57:26","slug":"what-are-nurse-midwives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/what-are-nurse-midwives\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Nurse Midwives anyway? A lot more than you know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_29054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29054\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29054 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05112406\/GettyImages-1065684030-1200-version-for-web.webp\" alt=\"A pregnant woman talks with a care provider in this photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05112406\/GettyImages-1065684030-1200-version-for-web.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05112406\/GettyImages-1065684030-1200-version-for-web-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05112406\/GettyImages-1065684030-1200-version-for-web-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05112406\/GettyImages-1065684030-1200-version-for-web-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05112406\/GettyImages-1065684030-1200-version-for-web-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05112406\/GettyImages-1065684030-1200-version-for-web-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Certified nurse midwives care for women throughout their lives and view the various events in a woman&#8217;s life &#8211; from pregnancy and birth, to menopause &#8211; as normal occurrences. Photo by Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe provide full-scope women\u2019s care,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/provider\/elizabeth-kilmer-sterling-cnm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liz Kilmer-Sterling<\/a>, a certified nurse midwife with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-womens-care-clinic-craig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCHealth Women\u2019s Care Clinics in Craig<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-womens-care-clinic-steamboat-springs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steamboat<\/a>. \u201cWe help with birth control, menopause symptoms, some primary care, well-women visits, pap smears \u2013 all of those things that are consistent with women\u2019s health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Below, Kilmer-Sterling outlines things to know about nurse midwives.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What are nurse midwives\u2019 philosophy of care?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Nurse midwives care for women throughout their lives and view the various events in a woman\u2019s life \u2013 from pregnancy and birth, to menopause \u2013 as normal occurrences. \u201cWe strive to empower, educate, provide care and intervene using technology and tools when necessary,\u201d Kilmer-Sterling said.<\/p>\n<p>Nurse midwives are often very hands-on with patients, spending a lot of time on education.<\/p>\n<p>They can also assist during the entire labor and delivery process. \u201cSometimes that means just being with women during labor as support,\u201d Kilmer-Sterling said. \u201cWe help with positioning, counter pressure and other hands-on support for families during their birth experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to sharing information about pregnancy and delivery, Kilmer-Sterling likes to start early.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make sure our families have the tools they need to be successful, whatever that looks like to them, such as whether they want to attempt an unmedicated birth,\u201d Kilmer-Sterling said. \u201cAs early as that 12-week time frame, I start asking, \u2018What do you do that helps you relax?\u2019 or \u2018What helps you get through stressful or painful situations?\u2019 I encourage them to start investigating that early, so they can begin developing a plan and start practicing those techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How do nurse midwives work with OB\/GYNs?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In two words: very closely.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29055\" style=\"width: 274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29055 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05113313\/Liz-Kilmer-Sterling-for-web.webp\" alt=\"This is a photo of Liz Kilmer-Sterling.\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05113313\/Liz-Kilmer-Sterling-for-web.webp 403w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05113313\/Liz-Kilmer-Sterling-for-web-274x300.webp 274w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05113313\/Liz-Kilmer-Sterling-for-web-137x150.webp 137w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/05113313\/Liz-Kilmer-Sterling-for-web-200x219.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liz Kilmer-Sterling is a certified nurse midwife with UCHealth Women&#8217;s Care Clinics in Craig and Steamboat. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have a collaborative practice with our physicians so we can bounce things off of them and share patient care updates with them,\u201d Kilmer-Sterling said. \u201cAnd if a situation develops that becomes too high risk or out of our scope of practice, we either co-manage care or, at times, need to completely turn care over to the physician. Our goal is a seamless transfer of care if something comes up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kilmer-Sterling has sometimes been asked by OB\/GYNs to come \u2018work her magic\u2019 in the delivery room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a two-way street. We have a high respect for our OB\/GYN colleagues, and I know they develop a very high respect for us,\u201d Kilmer-Sterling said. \u201cUltimately, we\u2019re all there to help women and their families through this process, to have a safe, happy and healthy outcome for moms and babies.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What are common myths about nurse midwives?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cOne of the biggest myths is that we won\u2019t allow women to have pain medicine,\u201d Kilmer-Sterling said. \u201cRather, we support each woman\u2019s individual decision about whether to use pain medicine in labor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People also may not realize the amount of education required of a certified nurse midwife. There is a nursing degree and a master\u2019s degree in nursing, followed by nurse midwifery training. This extensive training is broad and not limited to obstetrics.<\/p>\n<p>And sometimes, people expect nurse midwives to only deliver in the home setting. While Kilmer-Sterling, like 80% of certified nurse midwives, provides care in the hospital, she does work to make that setting as comfortable and relaxing as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to create a home-like environment, and because we\u2019re in the hospital, I have the ability to provide additional interventions that are not always available in the home setting,\u201d Kilmer Sterling said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is a nurse midwife\u2019s focus?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure women are well informed about their health and body, so they can be a partner in their care and make informed decisions,\u201d Kilmer-Sterling said. \u201cIt\u2019s very women-centered and family-centered. I always welcome women to come in and have a chat if they\u2019d like to learn more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This story first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today on Feb. 3, 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe provide full-scope women\u2019s care,\u201d said Liz Kilmer-Sterling, a certified nurse midwife with UCHealth Women\u2019s Care Clinics in Craig and Steamboat. \u201cWe help with birth control, menopause symptoms, some primary care, well-women visits, pap smears \u2013 all of those things that are consistent with women\u2019s health.\u201d Below, Kilmer-Sterling outlines things to know about nurse midwives. 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