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Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the Certified Midwives test.

The Certified Midwives Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Certified Midwives Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the Certified Midwives Exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the Certified Midwives Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

Certified Midwives Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• An in-depth analysis of the Certified Midwives Exam
• A complete review of midwifery counseling, education, and communication
• A thorough look at general healthcare skills
• A full guide to maternal health assessment
• A detailed examination of prenatal care and concerns
• An extensive overview of labor, birth, and immediate postpartum
• A breakdown of the postpartum period
• An exhaustive study of well-baby care
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Midwifery Counseling, Education, and Communication section covers:

• Prenatal counseling
• Hospital birth
• Preparation list for a home birth
• HIPAA
• Early labor

The General Healthcare Skills section covers:

• Accurate and complete record-keeping
• Homeopathy in pregnancy and childbirth
• Nutritional supplements
• Ultrasounds
• Laboratory tests for all pregnant women

The Maternal Health Assessment section covers:

• Gynecological history
• Physical exam
• Normal variations in breast tissue
• Female reproductive system with and without pregnancy
• Cervical exam

The Prenatal section covers:

• Appropriate weight gain
• Location of fetal heart tones
• Fundal height
• Physical changes during pregnancy
• Preterm labor

The Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum section covers:

• First stage labor
• Indicators of imminent birth
• Types of uterine rupture
• APGAR scoring system
• Third stage labor

The Postpartum Period section covers:

• Maternal recovery
• One to two week visit
• Adverse factors affecting breastfeeding
• Postpartum infection
• Post partum depression

The Well-Baby Care section covers:

• Newborn vital statistics
• Newborn sensory capabilities
• Newborn sleep-wake states
• Infant bathing and umbilical care
• Birth defects

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the Certified Midwives Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.

Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual Certified Midwives Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.