induction, labor analgesia, and episiotomy and higher rates of breastfeeding” (2014, pp. 467) were due to nursing midwives (Manion & Odiaga, 2014, pp. 467). Thus, allowing the expansion of advanced practice nurses’ scope of practice will ultimately deliver cost-effective, higher quality care and higher patient satisfaction compared to the service of physicians.
Ethical Environment The 21st Century Women’s Health Act of 2015 is structured to enforce better health services for women and pregnancy-related matters. One method that directly addresses an ethical aspect is amending the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to train nurse practitioners in the specialization of women’s health care (Civic Impulse,
Ethical Environment The 21st Century Women’s Health Act of 2015 is structured to enforce better health services for women and pregnancy-related matters. One method that directly addresses an ethical aspect is amending the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to train nurse practitioners in the specialization of women’s health care (Civic Impulse,