http://www.disruptivewomen.net/2009/11/30/the-need-for-innovation-our-health-care-crisis-cannot-be-solved-by-insurance-alone/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:28:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.disruptivewomen.net/2009/11/30/the-need-for-innovation-our-health-care-crisis-cannot-be-solved-by-insurance-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-35536 Tiffany Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:43:08 +0000 http://www.disruptivewomen.net/?p=1964#comment-35536 And let's not forget Certified Nurse-Midwives as a source of primary care as well as midwifery. CNMs are trained to provide basic primary care as well as seving the needs of women throughout their lifetimes. The other area, aside from primary care, that needs to be looked at is the availability of midwives to reduce the gross amount of expenditure on obstetrics. Midwives have been proven to provide cost-effective care with outcomes the same, or BETTER, than those of OB/GYNs. And let’s not forget Certified Nurse-Midwives as a source of primary care as well as midwifery. CNMs are trained to provide basic primary care as well as seving the needs of women throughout their lifetimes. The other area, aside from primary care, that needs to be looked at is the availability of midwives to reduce the gross amount of expenditure on obstetrics. Midwives have been proven to provide cost-effective care with outcomes the same, or BETTER, than those of OB/GYNs.

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