About Kim Blackwell
Kim Blackwell, CRNA is a Black midwife listed in the Black Health provider directory. Kim offers in-person visits.
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Specialties
Black patients and Certified Nurse-Midwife
Black Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs): prenatal, birth, well-woman care. CNM-attended births have lower C-section rates, which is meaningful for Black parents.
Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) are master's-prepared nurses with midwifery specialty training and full prescriptive authority. Black birthing people with CNM care have 23 percent lower C-section rates (J Midwifery Womens Health, 2021). That is a meaningful statistic given Black women's C-sections happen at 36 percent nationally and come with higher risk of severe morbidity. Less than 2 percent of CNMs are Black.
What CNMs cover
- Prenatal care with longer visits
- Birth in hospitals and birth centers
- Postpartum care (typically through 6 weeks)
- Well-woman care, contraception, Paps
- Newborn care in-hospital
- Menopause care (in many practices)
Advocacy prompts
- What's your C-section and transfer rate?
- What physician do you collaborate with for complications?
- What's your continuity-of-care model? Will you be at my birth?
Frequently asked questions
Does Kim Blackwell offer telehealth?
Kim Blackwell sees patients in person at their listed office.
What does a Certified Nurse-Midwife treat?
Black Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs): prenatal, birth, well-woman care. CNM-attended births have lower C-section rates, which is meaningful for Black parents.