In the greater Los Angeles region, many certified nurse-midwives are earning annual salaries greater than $100,000, according to current employment data. Their primary job function is to assist in labor, delivery and postpartum care.
“A midwife needs to be able to act calmly under high-pressure situations and be able to think critically, especially when adrenaline is on high,” said Aleksandra Evanguelidi, a licensed midwife and clinical director at The Sanctuary Birth & Family Wellness Center, a birth center she co-founded.
Evanguelidi, who has aided more than 800 deliveries, said her company’s mission is to transform the manner in which childbirth is controlled.