Description
Mainstreaming Midwives
The Politics of Change
Coordinators: Davis-Floyd Robbie, Johnson Christine Barbara
Language: EnglishSubject for Mainstreaming Midwives:
Keywords
direct-entry; midwife; midwifery; homebirth; care; certified; nurse; model; birth; centers; Directentry Midwives; Homebirth Midwives; Direct Entry Midwifery; CPM; Alternative Birth Movement; Freestanding Birth Centers; Out-of Hospital Birth; Birth Centers; Midwifery Model; Nurse Midwifery Program; Lay Midwives; Lay Midwifery; Frontier Nursing Service; CNM; Midwifery Legislation; Licensed Midwife; Unlicensed Midwives; Professional Midwife; Footling Breech; Midwifery Care; SUNY Downstate; Midwifery Licensing; Smooth Articulation; American Midwifery; Maternity Center Association
Publication date: 06-2006
· 15.2x22.9 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 05-2006
· 15.2x22.9 cm · Paperback
Description
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Providing insights into midwifery, a team of reputable contributors describe the development of nurse- and direct-entry midwifery in the United States, including the creation of two new direct-entry certifications, the Certified Midwife and the Certified Professional Midwife, and examine the history, purposes, complexities, and the political strife that has characterized the evolution of midwifery in America.
Including detailed case studies, the book looks at the efforts of direct-entry midwives to achieve legalization and licensure in seven states: New York, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, Virginia, Colorado, and Massachusetts with varying degrees of success.