History of nurse-midwifery in reproductive health care.
From the maternity cycle to the primary health care of women, this article traces the expansion of the role of midwives in reproductive health care over the past 3 decades. Included are the recollections of Shirley Okrent about the early development of this role expansion and a few of the author's personal memories.
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Nurse-Midwifery Program, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536, USA.
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