Benefits and Challenges of a Nurse-Midwife Fellowship: A Review of the Ruth B. Stifel Fellowship Program at The Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health

New graduate nurse‐midwives are looking for a bridge between their education and clinical practice, whereas birth centers often have a difficult time recruiting midwives to hire. At the same time, women are seeking birth center and midwifery care in growing numbers. A well‐designed fellowship progra...

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Published in:Journal of midwifery & women's health 2015-05, Vol.60 (3), p.263-266
Main Author: McCarthy, Ann M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birthing Centers
Childbirth & labor
Clinical medicine
Collaboration
Fellowships and Scholarships
Female
Global health
Health care policy
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Innovations
Interagency collaboration
Interdisciplinary aspects
Maternal Health Services
Midwifery
Midwifery - education
Midwives
Nurse Midwives - education
Nursing
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pregnancy
Recruitment
Women's Health
Womens health
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Summary:New graduate nurse‐midwives are looking for a bridge between their education and clinical practice, whereas birth centers often have a difficult time recruiting midwives to hire. At the same time, women are seeking birth center and midwifery care in growing numbers. A well‐designed fellowship program helps address all of these needs in a supported, safe way. This article describes one birth center's fellowship program and the benefits and challenges of the program. This article is part of a special series of articles that address midwifery innovations in clinical practice, education, interprofessional collaboration, health policy, and global health.
ISSN:1526-9523
1542-2011
DOI:10.1111/jmwh.12303