Nurse-midwives have been practicing in the United States since the 1920s. There are two accrediting bodies for midwifery education programs. Midwifery education degrees include certified professional midwife (CPM), certified midwife (CM), and certified nurse-midwife (CNM). The role of a midwife includes providing care and treatment to the mother and child throughout the birth process, through education, treatment, and collaboration with medical professionals. A 1987 initiative aimed to reduce maternal mortality and poverty, two root causes of maternal mortality.
Nurse-midwives have been practicing in the United States since the 1920s. There are two accrediting bodies for midwifery education programs. Midwifery education degrees include certified professional midwife (CPM), certified midwife (CM), and certified nurse-midwife (CNM). The role of a midwife includes providing care and treatment to the mother and child throughout the birth process, through education, treatment, and collaboration with medical professionals. A 1987 initiative aimed to reduce maternal mortality and poverty, two root causes of maternal mortality.
Nurse-midwives have been practicing in the United States since the 1920s. There are two accrediting bodies for midwifery education programs. Midwifery education degrees include certified professional midwife (CPM), certified midwife (CM), and certified nurse-midwife (CNM). The role of a midwife includes providing care and treatment to the mother and child throughout the birth process, through education, treatment, and collaboration with medical professionals. A 1987 initiative aimed to reduce maternal mortality and poverty, two root causes of maternal mortality.
1. When have Nurse-midwives been practicing in the United
States? 2. How many accreditations commission for midwife education are there in the United States? 3. What are the degrees of midwifery education in the United States? 4. What does the role of midwife include? PART B
Complete the paragraph with the words in the box!
a. education b. maternal c. motherhood d. poverty e. treatment The role of midwife is unique in the care and Treatment(1) of mother and child throughout the birth process: the role is comprehensive and involves Education(2), treatment and collaboration with more skilled medical team. The safe Motherhood(3) initiative of 1987 aimed at a 50% reduction in Maternal(4) mortality by the year 2000. The root causes of maternal mortality were identified as poverty(5).