Midwifery - Trends
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Innovative midwifery teaching for medical students and residents.

29 Jun 2009 Many midwives are full-time faculty members of departments of obstetrics and gynecology in academic medical centers. As such, they contribute to the medical school's educational mission by teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical students in ... Read more...

A trend analysis in referrals during pregnancy and labour in Dutch midwifery care 1988-2004.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the trends and patterns of referral from midwives to obstetricians within the Dutch maternity care system from 1988 to 2004, and the differences in referral patterns between nulliparous and parous women. DESIGN: A descriptive ... Read more...

[New challenges in midwifery]

13 Nov 2008 The proportion of pregnant women from ethnic minorities is increasing in the Netherlands. A recent study revealed ethnic differences between pregnant women of various ethnic origins in the trajectories of pregnancy care and their preferences for the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Midwifery - Trends'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The past, present, and future of assessing continuing competency for midwives. 30 Aug 2009
• Maternal history. 30 Jul 2009
• Born in the USA. 30 Jul 2009
• [Questions about midwifery studies] 6 Jul 2009
• Innovative midwifery teaching for medical students and residents. 29 Jun 2009
• A trend analysis in referrals during pregnancy and labour in Dutch midwifery care 1988-2004. 30 May 2009
• Births attended by certified nurse-midwives in the United States reach an all-time high: trends from 1989 to 2006. 29 Apr 2009
• Choices' helps reduce health inequalities. 30 Mar 2009
• Postnatal drop-ins: the future? 30 Mar 2009
• Australia gets chief nursing and midwifery officer. 30 Dec 2008
• [New challenges in midwifery] 13 Nov 2008
• Nice work, but challenging times ahead. 29 Sep 2008
• "We wanted a birth experience, not a medical experience": exploring Canadian women's use of midwifery. 30 Aug 2008
• Time to cry "enough". 23 Jul 2008
• [A new paramedical specialty in obstetrics] 14 Jul 2008
• Midwives: the key to a healthy future. 29 Jun 2008
• Rural maternity units: how will they have a future? 14 Jun 2008
• 40 years hard labour. 29 Apr 2008
• The village-based midwife programme in Indonesia. 10 Apr 2008
• Mexico's midwives enter the mainstream. 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'Midwifery'

Definition: The practice of assisting women in childbirth.

Descriptor UI: D008880

Alternative terms: Midwifery; Midwives; Midwife; Traditional Birth Attendant; Birth Attendant, Traditional; Birth Attendants, Traditional; Traditional Birth Attendants;

Related Mesh Headings: Home Childbirth; Nurse Midwives;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.478.676.416;

History Note: 66; was MIDWIVES 1963-65

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; check also tag PREGNANCY