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nurse-midwifery

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nurse-midwifery /nurse-mid·wi·fery/ (-mid´wi-fer-e) the independent management of care of essentially normal newborns and women, antepartally, intrapartally, postpartally, and/or gynecologically, occurring within a health care system which provides for medical consultation, collaborative management, or referral, and is in accord with the functions, standards, and qualifications as defined by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
nurse-midwifery [ners-mid´wi-fer-e]
the independent management of care of essentially normal newborns and women, antepartally, intrapartally, postpartally, and/or gynecologically, occurring within a health care system which provides for medical consultation, collaborative management, or referral.


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[3] Education: * There are currently 50 ACNM accredited nurse-midwifery education programs in the U.
 
 
 
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