Mapping integration of midwives across the United States: Impact on access, equity, and outcomes

Our multidisciplinary team examined published regulatory data to inform a 50-state database describing the environment for midwifery practice and interprofessional collaboration. Items (110) detailed differences across jurisdictions in scope of practice, autonomy, governance, and prescriptive author...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 13; no. 2; p. e0192523
Main Authors:	Vedam, Saraswathi, Stoll, Kathrin, MacDorman, Marian, Declercq, Eugene, Cramer, Renee, Cheyney, Melissa, Fisher, Timothy, Butt, Emma, Yang, Y. Tony, Powell Kennedy, Holly
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 21.02.2018 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Autonomy Biology and Life Sciences Birth weight Breast feeding Breastfeeding & lactation Childbirth & labor Childrens health Collaboration Correlation analysis Correlation coefficient Correlation coefficients Female Health care industry Health Services Accessibility Healthcare Disparities Home births Humans Infants Integration Internet Jurisdiction Low birth weight Maternal & child health Maternal child nursing Maternal Health Services - organization & administration Medical personnel Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Midwifery Midwives Neonates Newborn babies North Carolina Nurse Midwives People and Places Practice Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome Premature birth Regional analysis Regression analysis Regulation State regulations Statistical analysis United States Vagina Vital statistics Washington Womens health United States Oregon Canada Vancouver British Columbia Canada United States > US Maryland
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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