title: The evolution of the core competencies for basic midwifery practice.
abstract: The Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice, as promulgated by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), was first published in 1978 to provide a standard approach to nurse-midwifery education. Since then, it has been revised three times, most recently in 1997, and now serve as the curricular template for ACNM-accredited education programs. This paper discusses the historic evolution of the core competencies and the document's use in midwifery education and practice.
authors.affiliation: Nurse-Midwifery Program, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, 6-101 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Avery
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States