| Organization Name: | PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF CAMERON & WILLACY COUNTIES, INC. |
| NPI Number: | 1003812165 |
| Entity Type Code: | Organizational (2) |
| Authorized Official Name: | UVALDO CANTU (MEDICAL DIRECTOR) |
| Mailing Address: | 370 Old Port Isabel Rd Brownsville |
| State: | TX US |
| Postal Code: | 785213547 |
| Phone Number: | 9565464574 |
| Fax Number: | 9565446033 |
| NPI Enumeration Date: | 06/23/2005 |
| NPI Last Update Date: | 02/15/2008 |
| Replacement NPI: | 0 |
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Taxonomy Information: | |
| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: | 176B00000X |
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| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: (Secondary) | N |
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| Taxonomy Type: | Other Service Providers |
| Taxonomy Classification: | Midwife |
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| Taxonomy Definition: | A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization. |