title: Closing of the nurse-midwifery service at Boston City Hospital. What were the issues involved?
abstract: This article describes the experiences of 11 staff CNMs practicing in an inner-city hospital serving low-income women. A history of the conflicts between the OB/GYN Department and the Midwifery Service at Boston City Hospital is presented, as well as an overview of events in 1987-88 that resulted in the unanimous resignation of the staff CNMs and the closing of the service. Discussion of the issues is presented, as well as implications for midwifery practice.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Breece
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D001318:Authoritarianism; D001900:Boston; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003153:Community Health Services; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D011203:Poverty