Midwife
Ms. Erica Estess is a Midwife in Gainesville, FL
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, Erica Estess, ARNP, 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.
Midwives in Gainesville, FL
Advanced Practice Midwife
Ms. Erica Estess is an Advanced Practice Midwife in Gainesville, FL
with special training and skill in childbirth assistance and treating mothers and infants before, during, and after pregnancy.
As an Advanced Practice Midwife, Erica Estess, ARNP, 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).
Advanced Practice Midwives in Gainesville, FL
Nurse Practitioner
A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Nurse Practitioners in Gainesville, FL
