Certified Nurse Midwife – Stamford Health/Oula Collaboration - Norwalk

About the role

Oula and Stamford Health have started a unique collaboration to provide high-quality maternity care in Fairfield County, offering comprehensive support before, during, and after pregnancy. Our team of trusted midwives, OB-GYNs, and dedicated care navigators provide care to support the needs of our diverse community. Together, Oula provided by Stamford Health is opening a practice location in Norwalk with additional locations to follow.

Responsibilities

• Provides full-scope midwifery maternity (labor, birth, and postpartum) and GYN care at both the Norwalk clinic location and Stamford Hospital.
• Facilitates clinical oversight of patients through all phases of their pregnancy journey – includes working with the interdisciplinary team to establish eligibility for care for moderate/high risk patients, ensuring clear communication that is well-aligned with prenatal care and intrapartum collaborative care plans, conducting consultations, and transferring to MD care as required by clinical protocols.
• Communicates effectively with patients during and between appointments to ensure questions are answered and concerns are addressed.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical protocols that enable effective midwife-OBGYN collaboration and the delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Support resident training on midwifery model of care, low intervention care, and collaborative care practice guidelines.

Qualifications

• Active LM (Licensed Midwife) licensure in the state of Connecticut.
• Certification by the AMCB as a Certified Nurse-Midwife.
• Minimum five years of post-graduate clinical midwife experience within a hospital labor & delivery unit and in low acuity maternity and GYN care.

About Stamford Health

In March 2024, Stamford Health proudly unveiled its newly renovated Hackett Family Maternity Unit, Women’s Specialty Care Center and Labor and Delivery Unit. The newly renovated Maternity Unit features a full nursery, new nursing stations and thirty-two fully renovated private rooms with enhanced accommodations for partners to stay comfortably overnight. The newly remodeled Labor and Delivery unit includes eleven state-of-the-art labor and delivery rooms, three operating rooms and four triage bays. Stamford Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) as a High Performing Hospital for Maternity in its “Best Hospitals for Maternity in 2024” ratings. Stamford Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Connecticut and the only hospital in Fairfield County to earn this distinction. Fortune ranks Stamford in their 2024 list of “Top 50 Best Places to Live for Families”. With a blend of both urban and suburban worlds with residential neighborhoods and a thriving downtown and train access to NYC, Stamford has it all!

About Oula Health

Oula delivers maternity care built around our patients – offering comprehensive support before, during, and after pregnancy. With fewer C-sections and higher VBAC success rates, our research-backed approach is delivering better outcomes. Our team of trusted midwives, OBGYNs and dedicated care navigators ensure our patients get the type of care they need in the moments that matter most. Since launching in 2021, we’ve expanded our services to include Preconception and Miscarriage Care, Pregnancy Care, Hospital-Based Delivery, Postpartum Support, and Gynecology. We have 3 clinics in New York, with exciting expansion on the Horizon!