NUCC taxonomy code
Lay Midwife
175M00000X
IndividualOther Service Providers
- Grouping
- Other Service Providers
- Classification
- Midwife, Lay
- Specialization
- None
Definition
A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states.
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