Salary for Nurse Midwives

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Nurse midwives use their medical training to provide care during the prenatal, intrapartum, and postaprtum stages of the labor and delivery process, and to provide care to newborns. These professionals may work in cooperation with a medical team or independently. They monitor fetal progress, assess vitals and overall health of mother and baby during delivery, and initiate emergency interventions whenever necessary. If potentially life-threatening complications arise or the potential for such complications exists, these professionals refer patients to relevant specialists for care. They are required to maintain detailed medical records, and may make house calls, work in clinical settings, or in hospitals and birthing centers. A Master's degree is the minimum education level required for this occupation.

A Nurse Midwife will normally get salaries ranging from $35,570 - $65,520 depending on level of experience. can earn an average wage of fifty thousand and ninety dollars annually.

receive the highest compensation in California, where they can earn compensation, on average, of close to about $159,590. People with this job title have the most lucrative average salary level in Public Administration, where they earn an average pay rate of $155,560.

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