nurse-midwife
Americannoun
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nurse-midwives
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Stapleton, the former nurse-midwife, was pedaling beside me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“We’re seeing more pregnant women detained again after not seeing much of that, at least not in ICE detention,” said Amanda Heffernan, a longtime nurse-midwife and professor of midwifery at Seattle University.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025
Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
“It’s kind of a perfect storm of opportunities,” said Eagen-Torkko, longtime nurse-midwife and UW Bothell’s director of nursing.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Horvath, a physician, and Morgan Nuzzo, a certified nurse-midwife, are scrambling to amass secondhand medical equipment, raise money, hire staff and complete renovations in preparation to open a clinic in College Park, Md.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022
One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
In California, this includes licensed nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants with “the proper training,” according to Planned Parenthood.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
Johnson notes that 97 percent of certified nurse-midwives, who typically hold master’s degrees, work in hospitals.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2013
They don't go to nursing school, and they don't practice under the supervision of physicians like nurse-midwives do here.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2012
When I was about ready to graduate, a list of Appalachian communities asking for nurse-midwives was posted on the student bulletin board.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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