Prescriptive Authority for Direct Entry Midwives in Washington State: Increasing Client Access to Contraception

We present a successful midwifery-led innovation that achieved scope expansion for licensed midwives whose practice authority was limited by restrictive laws. Lessons learned are described and strategies offered to aid midwives and their advocates in other locales who want to improve health equity and access to contraception. Midwives are well positioned to provide this essential care to individuals living in underserved rural and urban areas and those f rom historically marginalized communities, but their ability to do so is limited by restrictive legislation.
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - Category: Midwifery Authors: Tags: Innovations from the Field Source Type: research