Link to my personal/professional web page
| Updated May 2003 |
My name is Carrie Dickson, and I am a Graduate Nurse-Midwife living in Southeast Michigan. I completed my Masters of Science degree at the University of Michigan in April of 2003, and will take the certification exam in June 2003. I am currently seeking employment as a Certified Nurse-Midwife in a group that is compatible with my midwifery philosophy: offering information and supporting choices for women. The ideal position will allow me to utilize my Spanish language abilities to improve health outcomes for Hispanic women and babies. My long-term goals include active involvement and expertise in the both the caring art and business of nurse-midwifery, while working to support and improve the profession.
I have worked in hospital obstetrics since 1993, at a variety of different facilities. In addition I have experience at two different free-standing birthing centers, as well as minimal home birth experience. I am fluent in Spanish, and experienced in working with families of many different cultures and backgrounds.
| The section below was written in 1998 |
This site was created as a class project for a great
distance learning course called Women, Medicine and
Society (131:135) at the University of Iowa.
I decided on this particular project because as a Labor and Delivery nurse, I thoroughly enjoy to care for
the patients of midwives. I see the wonderful care that the women receive, and also find midwives very
enjoyable to work with. I have noticed though, that very few women take advantage of midwifery care, and
some wonderful, extremely capable midwives are struggling. I can only surmise that this is because there is
a lack of information in the community about midwives. I believe that most women, when given
all of the information and the option, would choose midwifery care for low-risk pregnancies.
In researching this project I have learned a lot about midwifery, my community, and the Internet.
I hope this site will serve to educate others, and that my efforts will continue to be of service
to our community long after the completion of the class.
