Career Pathways and Employment Experiences of Certified Nurse‐Midwives Compared With Other Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in the United States
Paula M. Kett, Kyla F. Woodward, Shahida Shahrir, Selina A. Mohammed · 2026
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Paula Kett, Kyla Woodward, Shahida Shahrir, and Selina Mohammed compare the working lives of certified nurse-midwives with other advanced practice nurses in the United States. Midwife-led care is linked to better outcomes around birth, yet midwives remain underused. Their study, published in 2026, uses two rounds of a national survey of registered nurses, from 2018 and 2022.
The midwife workforce grew and became more diverse over that span. Even so, midwives were more likely to carry student debt of 60,000 dollars or more, and their mean pay ran up to 25,000 dollars below that of other advanced nurses. They were also less likely to say they could practice to the full extent of their training. The authors urge policy that lifts pay and removes limits on practice.
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| CREATOR | Paula M. Kett, Kyla F. Woodward, Shahida Shahrir, Selina A. Mohammed |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |