How did you choose this line of work? “At 18 I had decided not to go into nursing school because I wanted to become a midwife, but felt the need to wait until I had children of my own so I could relate. How long have you been doing this? “Sixteen years total – seven years working under or with other midwives – nine years of owning Dayspring Midwifery.” What is your job title? “Certified Professional Midwife.” She loves her job and the end product – babies. She is current in CPR and neonate resuscitation. She completed a three-year apprenticeship, a midwifery prep course and all the requirements for the certification process. According to the Web site, 7.4 percent of all babies born in the United States are now born with the assistance of midwives.Īrts is certified by the North American Registry of Midwives. Midwives began a comeback in the late 1950s and educational and practice standards followed. That changed as more doctors were trained and took over the task of delivering babies and midwifery was declared illegal in many jurisdictions. In primitive culture, midwives were often revered, but since they had no formal training, some people thought their power was from supernatural sources, even subjecting them to witch-burning in the Middle Ages.Įarly American women saw the need for the profession and by 1900 midwives attended almost half of all births. Documented in the book of Genesis, midwives assisted in delivering babies before there were doctors. Inga Arts, 38, performs a service dating back as far as written records go – she’s the owner of Dayspring Midwifery Services in Hayden.
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