title: History of nurse-midwifery in reproductive health care.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nurse-Midwifery Program, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 06536, USA.
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Burst
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000266:history*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000266:history*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health