Education Requirements
A CNM must complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree and successfully pass the state’s NCLEX-RN exam. Nurses with ADN degrees will need to obtain their BSN first or find a program that allows them to combine a BSN to CNM option. All certified nurse-midwife programs have coursework in antepartum care, advanced primary care, intrapartum and postpartum care, and newborn care.