Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. I plan on interviewing Simona Istrate because she is a very well known nurse-midwife and has been in the field for over 20 years. She is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and is licensed by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Simona is also a Registered Nurse First Assist certified by UCLA, and is the Senior Vice President and Director of Midwifery Services for University Physicians Medical Group. She is also the founder and CEO of the Natural Birth Center and Women's Wellness. I think that interviewing her would really benefit my research because she is a professional who has a wide knowledge on midwifery and can provide me with accurate information.  

2. Questions I plan to ask:

• How, when, and why did you decide that you were going to be a midwife?
• How did you decide what school you wanted to go to and how long did you have to be in school to be a CNM?
• Why did you choose to open your own birth center instead of working for hospitals or any other birth center?
• What do you feel you have to do in order to give your patients a good overall experience with you from before birth to postpartum?
•  How many births have you attended and how do you feel every time you bring a new child into this world?