AMCB certification covering midwifery care across pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and well-woman health.
Who it's for
Graduates of an accredited nurse-midwifery education program seeking national certification — the required credentialing step to practice as a Certified Nurse-Midwife in the United States, granted after completing an ACME-accredited program.
What's covered
- Antepartum and intrapartum care
- Postpartum and newborn care
- Well-woman and primary care — reflecting midwifery's scope beyond just labor and delivery
- Professional practice and ethics
What to expect
Expect the exam to test the full midwifery model of care — not just clinical management but shared decision-making and patient-centered judgment calls — consistent with midwifery's philosophical emphasis on supporting normal physiologic birth.
How to prepare
AMCB publishes the official candidate handbook and content outline; ACNM (the American College of Nurse-Midwives) is the field's main professional-society resource, and most candidates prepare using their own midwifery education program materials plus AMCB's published content outline as a checklist.
