Nurse-Midwifery Care and Support of Patients With Fetal Loss Before 20 Weeks Gestation
Legislative Constraints, Miscarriage Mistaken for Abortion, Potential illegality in Practice Martha Merrill-Hall Legislative Constraints, Miscarriage Mistaken for Abortion, Potential illegality in Practice Martha Merrill-Hall

Nurse-Midwifery Care and Support of Patients With Fetal Loss Before 20 Weeks Gestation

As Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives, many of us in hospital practice have been present for our patients who have spontaneously miscarried or the pregnancy failed weeks before a significantly pre-term fetus could possibly survive outside of its mother's womb.

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State Legislation of Midwifery Practice Environments
Legislative Constraints, Different States and Collaborative Agreements, Full CNM Practice Authority vs. Physician Collaboration, Specific States and CNM Collaborative Agreements, ACNM and Full CNM/CM Practice Authority, Regulatory Barriers and CNM Practice Martha Merrill-Hall Legislative Constraints, Different States and Collaborative Agreements, Full CNM Practice Authority vs. Physician Collaboration, Specific States and CNM Collaborative Agreements, ACNM and Full CNM/CM Practice Authority, Regulatory Barriers and CNM Practice Martha Merrill-Hall

State Legislation of Midwifery Practice Environments

Professional associations with other healthcare providers, such as physicians, are varied among States in regard to mandatory written collaborative agreements. The legislative requirements among CNMs/CMs are somewhat different from State-to-State.  This affects whether CNMs can provide reproductive care to the full extent of their education, training, and scope of practice.

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