Concept information
Preferred term
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Definition
- In 17th- and 18th-century America, midwives were depended on not only to deliver babies, but also to advise women about pregnancies, birth control, abortion, and infant care. Few midwives of this period were formally educated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/American_College_of_Nurse-Midwives
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