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Professional relationships between midwives and physicians: collaboration or conflict?

Author(s) -

LauraMae Baldwin,

Hamish Hutchinson,

Roger A. Rosenblatt

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.2.262

Subject(s) - certification , nurse midwives , medicine , family medicine , nursing , physician assistants , professional association , nurse practitioners , health care , pregnancy , political science , public relations , biology , law , genetics

This study examines the professional relationships between midwives and physicians providing obstetrical care in Washington State. Four hundred ninety-six randomly sampled family physicians and obstetrician-gynecologists and 211 certified nurse, licensed, and lay midwives were surveyed to learn more about midwife/physician consulting relationships. Only certified nurse midwives have forged mutually satisfactory relationships with the physician community. Increased hospital-based training and practice opportunities are needed before licensed midwives can improve their professional relationships with physicians.

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