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Find Your Care Provider Match!

When you become pregnant, you are faced with many decisions. Who will provide health care for you and your baby, and who will attend the birth of your baby?

Here is a short quiz to help you narrow down the type of health care provider that best fits your needs. It will also give you a list of key questions to ask when interviewing potential care providers.

How would you describe your health status?
 I am healthy and do not currently have any major health conditions.
 I am generally healthy but have a chronic, well-controlled, health condition like asthma, diabetes, thyroid disease, anemia, or high blood pressure, or am over 35, have had a previous cesarean section, or previously used assisted reproductive technology.
 I currently have a serious health condition like diagnosed heart disease, active cancer, or I have received an organ transplant.
Which statement best describes your situation?
 My pregnancy is expected to be normal and healthy.
 My pregnancy is at high risk for health problems, or my baby is at high risk for birth defects.
 I'm not sure.

Click submit when you are finished with the quiz.



More than just "a moment" of truth

Hear from Carly Koelsch, a student nurse-midwife at Case Western Reserve University, about what influenced her decision to become a midwife.


This video won ACNM's 2015 Video Contest Award.

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