Archives for Midwifery Practice - Page 4
What Makes Midwives Different
The Art of Doing "Nothing" Well: What Makes Midwives Different. Results of a Delphi study by Holly Powell Kennedy, CNM, PhD, FACNMIn the January/February 2000 Journal of Midwifery and Women's…
Glossary of Midwifery Terms
A look under "Midwifery" in your local yellow pages will make it obvious that midwives are licensed and credentialed (or not) in different ways, and have various letters after their…
International Midwifery Organizations
The world is a big place, and midwifery is a part of the dominant culture in much of the world, more so than in the United States. I would like…
The Safe Motherhood Quilt Project
Did you know that no improvement has been made since 1982 in reducing the maternal mortality rate in the United States? In fact, since the 1930s there was a steady reduction…
Related Organizations
There are many related organizations with information that can be helpful to midwives. Some of these are listed American Academy of Nurse Practitioners was founded in 1985 as the only full-service organization…
Midwives of Color
Thirty-six million minority women in this country have more health problems but access fewer health services than white women. During no time is this difference more pronounced or more important…