A Scoping Review of Certified Nurse-Midwife and Certified Midwife Care in the United States: Assessing Outcomes Across Six Patient Care Domains

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Provides a scoping review focused on certified nurse-midwife (CNM) and certified midwife (CM) care and quality measures. Discusses 66 studies focused on safety, effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and more, with 4 studies focused on rural populations.

Emma Virginia Clark, Robyn Schafer, Rachel Lane Walden, et al.

The Milbank Quarterly: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Population and Health Policy, 104(1), 220-291

03/2026

Healthcare quality · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses