Unlicensed midwifery practice in Washington state.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
We examined the role of unlicensed midwives in Washington State by questioning mothers of infants born out-of-hospital with an unlicensed person in attendance. Only a small proportion of the state's births (0.11 percent) were attended by unlicensed midwives. Unlicensed midwives attended 7 percent of home births, licensed midwives and certified nurse-midwives attended 69 percent. Mothers chose unlicensed midwives because they had religious beliefs in common, or because they were the only providers available who would attend a home birth.
Medical subject headings
- Delivery, Obstetric
- Home Childbirth
- Licensure
- Midwifery