Nurse Midwives
A Certified Nurse-Midwife practice is the independent management of women’s health care, focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, care of the newborn, and the family planning and gynecological needs of women.
The certified nurse-midwife practices within a health care system that provides for consultation, collaborative management, or referral as indicated by the health status of the patient. Certified nurse-midwives practice in accordance with the current Standards of the Practice of Nurse Midwifery, as defined by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
At Southern Crescent Women’s Healthcare, you may see a nurse-midwife to monitor the health of you and your baby during the nine months prior to delivery. Their focus is on education and making sure the patient is well informed throughout the pregnancy. Our team of Certified Nurse-Midwives are available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Certified Nurse-Midwives are covered by private insurance carriers, including Tricare. For more information click www.midwife.org.
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| Brandy Jenkins, MSN, CNM, FNP |
Karen Morrison, MS, CNM |
Lynn Stock, CNM, CWHNP, MSN |
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| Vicki Burslem, MSN, CNM |
Janice 'JJ' Joiner, MSN, CNM |
Jennifer Apke, MSN, CNM |
Photos by: Rene Victor Bidez, Fayetteville, Georgia 770.461.4410
Tips for Morning Sickness
Nausea in pregnancy, with or without vomiting, is known as “morning sickness”. However, it may occur any time of the day or night. It is unclear why some women experience morning sickness, but it is often associated with the normal hormonal changes of pregnancy: low blood sugar; gastric overload; slowed movement of the intestines; the enlarging uterus and emotional factors. Take heart, in most cases morning sickness goes away by the 14th week of pregnancy.
However, if you have severe symptoms (can't keep down any food or liquids), please contact us during the day online by logging in to your Prime Patient account or 770-991-2200 as you may need evaluation at the office or hospital. After 5:00pm and on weekends, please call 770-991-2200 to reach the certified nurse-midwife or doctor on-call.
The following suggestions may help:
- Eat small, frequent meals (every 2 hours). Avoid foods that smell "funny" or are not appealing to you at the time. Eat whatever sounds good. Let someone else do the cooking.
- Try the timeless remedy of crackers or toast just before you get out of bed or shortly after you get up.
- Try ice cold beverages. Some women do better just sucking on ice, lemon drops, or frozen grapes. A splash of lemon juice in cold water may help, and ginger ale/Sprite is another option.
- A protein snack just before going to bed - cheese, crackers, or peanut butter & toast.
- You can temporarily stop taking your vitamins and iron supplements if you think they are making the morning sickness worse. Sometimes, taking the medications at bedtime with a snack can help.
- Take a vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) tablet-25 mg, three times a day-every day. Ovaltine is enriched with vitamin B6.
- Another option is to take a 25mg tablet of Unisome (doxylamine) at bedtime with the Vitamin B6 tablet. This is an over-the-counter sleep aid. Generic is ok - ask the pharmacist for help. This works best if used every night, even if you don't feel particularly sick.
- Try ginger. This spice is available in most grocery stores in the pharmacy area, in health food and in vitamin stores. You can take a 250mg capsule, every 6 hours as needed. Another option is to sip on ginger ale or nibble on gingersnap cookies.
- Sea-Bands (wrist bands for sea sickness prevention) are available at most pharmacies and may be helpful.
If these suggestions don't work, there are other medication options available by prescription.
Please contact us online by logging in to your Prime Patient account or 770-991-2200 to determine the best option for you.
