The American College of Nurse-Midwives and its antecedents: A historic time line

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-22

  Dawley, Katy ^a   Burst, Helen Varney ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

American College of Nurse Midwives; History; Midwifery; Midwifery education; Nurse midwifery; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD CARE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LICENSING; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 12144279151     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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