Professional nurses who have received postgraduate training in midwifery.
Health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. They deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. Duties may include physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of disease, interpretation of tests, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. (from http://www.aapa.orglabout-pas accessed 2114/2011)
The practice of assisting women in childbirth.
A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.
Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.
Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.