For hospital maternity care in America, effective teamwork and best outcomes for mothers and babies have proven quite difficult due to historical precedents attached to a persisting and antiquated hierarchy of care.
Legal Foundations for practice
CNMs and CMs must demonstrate compliance with the Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice of the American College of Nurse-Midwifery (ACNM) upon completion of their midwifery education programs and must practice according to the ACNM Standards for the Practice of Nurse-Midwifery.
Chain of command (COC) is a familiar concept to many, particularly individuals with backgrounds in the military, law enforcement, firefighting, and those who have been employed in healthcare settings.
Beginning April 1st, various communities are being stripped of $35 million dollars from the Trump Administration in the form of attacks on Title X, a well-known program that serves as an access point for basic preventative health care. These cuts will impact at least 20 States.
What happened to midwifery in America? Part 2
The 19th century began an era of modern childbearing that transformed birthing from a family-centered occurrence to an isolating, anxious experience for laboring mothers.
The following legal theories may apply to nurse-midwives who are employed by hospitals, clinics, healthcare corporations, and private physicians. A hospital organization conducts business in conjunction with its CNM/CM employees in an
agency
relationship.
Midwives incorporated into U.S. maternity care systems could reduce perinatal health disparities and address other provider shortages.
If it were not bad enough to worry about the threat of malpractice litigation and potentially facing trial, since 2009 that anxiety has taken on enhanced significance and . . .validation.
