title: Regulation of Prescriptive Authority for Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives: 2015 National Overview.
abstract: Statutory restrictions regarding the regulation of prescriptive authority for midwives continue to create barriers to practice in many states.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osborne
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States
keywords: midwives; nurse-midwife; prescribing; prescriptions; regulation