Licensed Midwife
- Exam
- Not reported
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Not reported
The practice of midwifery authorizes the licensee to attend cases of normal pregnancy and childbirth, and to provide prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care, including family-planning care, for the mother, and immediate care (first 6 weeks) for the newborn. The practice of midwifery constitutes the furthering or undertaking by any licensed midwife to assist a woman in childbirth as long as progress meets criteria accepted as normal. Fees: Initial license $450 and fingerprint; $49 Biennial: $300 (plus any delinquency fees, if you did not renew on time). Examination Frequency: National exam administered in February and August. Exam Locations: Sacramento. Experience Requirement: Three years approved postsecondary midwifery program. Challenge mechanism available. Average Time to Process Application: 30-45 days. Renewal Period: Biennially (every second year). Special License Requirements: Certified Nurse Midwives are licensed by the Board of Registered Nurses. Authority: Business and Professions Code, Sections 2505-2521.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Consumer Affairs
- Board
- Medical Board of California
- Address
- 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200 Sacramento, CA 95815
- Phone
- (916) 263-2382
- Agency website
- http://www.mbc.ca.gov/
- Last updated
- May 22, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Midwife 29-1161.00
- Midwife 29-9021.00
- Midwife 29-9093.00
- Nurse Midwife 29-9099.00
- Midwife 29-9099.01
Source and verification
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