title: The evolving scope of nurse-midwifery practice in the United States.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review the evolving scope of practice of nurse-midwifery since its introduction in the United States in 1925. Factors that contributed to the profession's evolution in practice are identified.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000266:history; D002983:Clinical Competence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000266:history; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States