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Nurse midwives as primary care providers for women. 1996

H Welch

As we approach the 21st century, the prospect of a new healthcare system in the United States should prompt us to reopen the question of who can best meet the healthcare needs of women. Nurse midwives are advanced practice nurses educated in the field of primary health care for essentially normal women and newborns. Their focus is wellness and health education. Once patients are introduced to the concept of a nurse practitioner and the services provided, the majority are satisfied with the quality of the care received. Evidence suggests that women, if given a choice, prefer the ministrations of a female practitioner over that of a male for their intimate healthcare needs. As a predominantly female group, nurse midwives are an excellent source of qualified providers for women. In this article, the cost effectiveness of nurse practitioner care and the issue of provider gender are discussed. A case for the utilization of nurse midwives as primary healthcare providers for women is presented.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007587	Job Description	Statement of the position requirements, qualifications for the position, wage range, and any special conditions expected of the employee.	Position Description,Description, Job,Description, Position,Descriptions, Job,Descriptions, Position,Job Descriptions,Position Descriptions
D008297	Male		Males
D009721	Nurse Midwives	Professional nurses who have received postgraduate training in MIDWIFERY.	Nurse-Midwife,Nurse-Midwives,Nurse Midwife
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D003362	Cost-Benefit Analysis	A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. In contrast a cost effectiveness in general compares cost with qualitative outcomes.	Cost and Benefit,Cost-Benefit Data,Benefits and Costs,Cost Benefit,Cost Benefit Analysis,Cost-Utility Analysis,Costs and Benefits,Economic Evaluation,Marginal Analysis,Analyses, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Utility,Analysis, Marginal,Benefit and Cost,Cost Benefit Analyses,Cost Benefit Data,Cost Utility Analysis,Cost-Benefit Analyses,Cost-Utility Analyses,Data, Cost-Benefit,Economic Evaluations,Evaluation, Economic,Marginal Analyses
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014932	Women's Health Services	Organized services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES is available.	Health Services, Women's,Health Services, Woman's,Services, Woman's Health,Services, Women's Health,Woman's Health Services,Health Service, Woman's,Health Service, Women's,Health Services, Woman,Health Services, Womans,Health Services, Women,Service, Woman's Health,Service, Women's Health,Services, Woman Health,Services, Womans Health,Services, Women Health,Services, Womens Health,Woman Health Services,Woman's Health Service,Women Health Services,Women's Health Service