WASHINGTON, DC (March 8, 2016) -- States that allow autonomous practice by certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) have a higher proportion of CNM-attended births as well as lower rates of cesarean sections, ...

Clinical midwifery is a specialised, evidence‐informed practice that provides comprehensive care to women throughout pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period. This field has evolved from rigid, ...

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The characteristics of the women served by midwives have also changed. When the first nurse-midwifery programs and schools started in the 20th century, the only births midwives were allowed to attend ...

A reform bill that would allow midwives to practice independently without written agreements with doctors has passed both houses of the State Legislature and now heads to the governor's desk. Under ...