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Mattie G. Ducoin, CNM

Advanced Practice Midwife

Gender: Female
Experience: 16 years

About Mattie G. Ducoin, CNM

Mattie Gallagher Ducoin, CNM is an advanced practice midwife and midwife. Ms. Mattie G. Ducoin has 16 years of experience in advanced practice midwifery.

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Education

Mattie G. Ducoin, CNM earned a degree of a Certified Nurse Midwife.

Licenses

Mattie G. Ducoin, CNM has been registered with the National Provider Identifier database since October 26, 2007, and her NPI number is 1154500056. Ms. Ducoin certified her NPI information on 10/26/2020.

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To schedule an appointment with Ms. Mattie G. Ducoin, please call (504) 894-2880.

Advanced Practice Midwife

Ms. Mattie G. Ducoin is an Advanced Practice Midwife in New Orleans, LA with special training and skill in childbirth assistance and treating mothers and infants before, during, and after pregnancy. As an Advanced Practice Midwife, Mattie G. Ducoin, CNM performs prenatal, delivery, and post natal care and education. Advanced Practice Midwifery is a type of advanced practice registered nurse. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Advanced Practice Midwives include pregnancy and pregnancy complications. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Advanced Practice Midwives include pregnancy monitoring, prenatal nutrition, childbirth assistance, and postpartum care.

Midwifery practice as conducted by certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) is the independent management of women's health care, focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post partum period, care of the newborn, and the family planning and gynecologic needs of women. The CNM and CM practice within a health care system that provides for consultation, collaborative management, or referral, as indicated by the health status of the client. CNMs and CMs practice in accord with the Standards for the Practice of Midwifery, as defined by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).

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Midwife

Ms. Mattie G. Ducoin is a Midwife in New Orleans, LA with special training and skill in providing holistic, non-invasive care, education, and emotional support for pregnant women before, during, and after birthing. As a Midwife, Mattie G. Ducoin, CNM performs healthcare services for women throughout pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum adjustment to motherhood. Midwifery is the profession of assisting women in prenatal care, childbirth, and postpartum transition, informed by the belief that pregnancy and childbirth are natural life processes, not medical conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Midwives include vaginal yeast infections, post partum depression, unnecessary technological or pharmaceutical interventions. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Midwives include pelvic exams, pap smears, breast exams, birth plan creation, parenting education, monitoring and support during labor and childbirth, breastfeeding instruction, newborn care education, and postpartum emotional support.

A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.

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