A Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) is a knowledgeable, skilled, and professional primary maternity care provider. Certified Professional Midwives are trained and credentialed to offer expert care, education, counseling, and support to women during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
License Verification
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License Requirements
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Fees
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Forms
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The mission of the South Dakota Board of Certified Professional Midwives is to secure safe, out-of-hospital childbirth attended by licensed and competent midwives; to protect the consumer of midwifery services by holding these midwives accountable to the statutes and rules pertaining to their profession; to update rules as needed to meet current, evidence-based standards of midwifery practice; to license qualified midwives; and to process complaints in a fair and expeditious manner.
Find Administrative Rule and Codified Laws on professional midwives through the South Dakota Legislature.
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ARSD Table of Contents
- Scope of Practice
- Consultation Required
- Consultation Recommended
- Maternal Transport to Hospital
- Newborn Transport to Hospital