Can the nurse practitioner deliver my baby?

i would rather her deliver my baby rather than the doctor, i see her most of the time and i really like her. is it posible? i live in texas.

probably not, however texas has a wonderful network of midwives. i am still considering whether or not to contact one and just make arrangements to give birth in texas rather than louisiana. good luck tho!

Well they are completly experienced in it..In my case with both my girls the nurses pretty much did up until the end where the doctor slipped in and pulled her out.

No they can not.

i am not sure but its doubtful just because she is a nurse and not a doctor so most likely not but u should ask ur doctor office about it and then ud know for sure

Usually this is possiable as long as a couple things are in order. She would have to be affiliated with a hospital and she would also have to have a physican that she could consult if needed should complications arise during your pregnancy and birth. I go to a practice that has 2 doctors and 2 np. I had complications with my water breaking at 17w1d and have to see a physican ever since but it is possiable.

dont you mean the midwife?

and yes if she is working. if she is off work then she will not come in just to deliver your baby unless she is oncall

Ask her. It depends where you are and what her scope of practice is. So many counties (more than 100) in TX have no obstetrician or even a GP that nurses have wider scopes of practice in rural areas than they would in the suburbs. Generally, however, she has to be a nurse-midwife to deliver babies.

In response to other poster, yes there are midwives in Texas, but they don't HAVE to be nurses. Nurses, on the other hand, have to remain within the realm of their regulation and training in order to stay licensed.