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Onyemaechi C. Onyekwu, MSN, CNM

Certified Nurse-Midwife


About

Onyemaechi (Onyema) C. Onyekwu, MSN, is a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and an Instructor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Onyema earned her nursing degree from Frontier Nursing University in Versailles, Kentucky, in 2019, and completed her midwifery apprenticeship at Boston Medical Center.

  • Contact

    617.414.2000

  • Primary Location

    725 Albany Street
    5th Floor
    Boston, MA 02118

  • Administrative Title

    Instructor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Education

    MSN, Frontier Nursing University, Versailles, KY, 2019

    BS, Bay State College, Boston, MA, 2014

  • Board Certifications

    Certified Nurse-Midwife, American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)

  • Research Interests

    Breaking down racial barriers within the healthcare system; maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the Black, Person of Color, and Latino population; midwifery care in under-resourced settings, e.g. establishment of a community birth center/women’s health clinic in rural Nigeria; music therapy for pain management in labor; substance use and health maintenance in pregnancy

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