5 Ways for High Schoolers to Prepare for a Career in Midwifery
1. Follow a college preparatory curriculum
2. Volunteer Participate in extra-curricular activities that are related to health care, such as volunteering at local health clinics or women's health centers. 3. Read Read books that describe the lives of present day American midwives. (Click here for ACNM’s selected reading list.) 4. Network Talk with practicing midwives, women's health nurse practitioners, doulas, and childbirth educators in your local community. You can also network with ACNM on Facebook at www.facebook.com/acnmmidwives. 5. Consider the skills, talents, qualities needed for a career in midwifery
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