title: Adding a personal touch. Nurse-midwives improve the quality of health care.
abstract: Nurse-midwifery practice has evolved to the independent management of women's health care, focusing mainly on pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, care of newborn, family planning and the gynecological needs of women.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yancho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008824:Michigan; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce