The World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as the International Year of the
Nurse and the Midwife. Part of the WHO campaign focuses on the fact that nurses and …

Introduction Expansion and diversification of the midwifery workforce is a federal strategy to
address the maternal health crisis in the United States. Understanding characteristics of the …

Increasingly, pregnant people in the United States are choosing to give at birth at home, and
certified professional midwives (CPMs) often attend these births. Care by midwives …

Full practice authority grants non-physician providers the ability to manage patient care
without physician oversight or direct collaboration. In this study, we consider whether full …

Introduction Studies comparing pregnancy outcomes before and after state transition to
independent midwifery practice have found little change in primary cesarean birth and …

Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic presented the midwifery workforce with challenges for
maintaining access to high‐quality care and safety for patients and perinatal care providers …

Background: Nurses play a crucial role in providing quality healthcare services to the
community, particularly in public health centers in Indonesia. This study aims to explore the …

Limited access to medications and devices relevant to the care of low‐risk childbearing
families acts as a barrier to the successful integration of high‐quality midwifery care into …

Objectives Interest in expanding access to the birth center model is growing. The purpose of
this research is to describe birth center staffing models and business characteristics and …

Background There is a severe global shortage of midwives, and the situation worsens when
qualified professionals leave their jobs because of inadequate working conditions. Hospitals …