Midwife
Dr. McCall R. Dowdle is a Midwife in Nashville, TN
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, McCall R. Dowdle, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC 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 Nashville, TN
Women's Health Doctor
Dr. McCall R. Dowdle is a Women's Health Doctor in Nashville, TN
with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating emotional and physical conditions in women.
As a Women's Health Doctor, McCall R. Dowdle, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC performs
standard screening, diagnostic testing, and treatment of gynecological disorders. Women's Health Medicine is
the medicine branch focused on addressing diseases that impact a woman's health. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Women's Health Doctors include anxiety, depression, hormone imbalance, menstrual irregularities, osteoporosis, heart disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Women's Health Doctors
include MRI scan, bone density testing, breast cancer screening, pap smear, hormone testing, STI screening, HPV testing, education, lifestyle risk assessment, and immunization.
Womens Health Doctors in Nashville, TN
