title: A passion for nursing. In memoriam of Dr. Sharron Smith Humenick.
abstract: As epidural and cesarean rates climb, a nurse leader provides a model for effective advocacy for normal birth and supportive care for women and their infants. Dr. Sharron Smith Humenick had a passion and devoted her life to providing women with adequate support for natural, empowering birth and successful breastfeeding. Lessons from her life's work can inspire nurses in our specialty to be tireless and passionate advocates in practice, education, and public policy for supportive nursing care. Dr. Humenick died on September 9, 2006.
authors.affiliation: Western Michigan University, Bronson School of Nursing, Kalamazoo, MI 49009, USA. mary.stark@wmch.edu
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000266:history; D008611:Mentors / Q000266:history; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000266:history; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States