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• Midwife

  Other Service Providers

  Primary

  A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.

  Taxonomy code 176B00000X

• Lactation Consultant, Non-RN

  Other Service Providers

  An individual trained to provide breastfeeding assistance services to both mothers and infants. Lactation Consultants are not required to be nurses and are trained through specific courses of education. The Lactation Consultant may have additional certification through a national or international organization.

  Taxonomy code 174N00000X

• Radiology

  Diagnostic Ultrasound

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  A Radiology doctor of Osteopathy that specializes in Diagnostic Ultrasound.

  Taxonomy code 2085U0001X

• Advanced Practice Midwife

  Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

  Advanced practice midwifery encompasses the independent provision of care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; sexual and reproductive health; gynecologic health; and family planning services, including preconception care. Midwives also provide primary care for individuals from adolescence throughout the lifespan as well as care for the healthy newborn during the first 28 days of life. Midwives provide initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Midwifery care includes health promotion, disease prevention, risk assessment and management, and individualized wellness education and counseling.

  Taxonomy code 367A00000X

• Doula

  Nursing Service Related Providers

  Doulas work in a variety of settings and have been trained to provide physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and just after birth and/or provide emotional and practical support to a mother during the postpartum period.

  Taxonomy code 374J00000X