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UCSF study: California nurse midwife workforce older, unevenly distributed and largely nationally certified
Summary
Kim Do, a certified nurse midwife and member of the UCSF research team, presented a 2022—23 workforce survey showing California nurse midwives have an average age of 50.4, are unevenly distributed across the state and are largely nationally certified.
Kim Do, a certified nurse midwife and member of the research team, presented results from a 2022—23 workforce survey of California nurse midwives to the Nurse Midwifery Advisory Committee of the Board of Registered Nursing. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and funded by the California HealthCare Foundation.
The study surveyed 700 California-licensed nurse midwives and "received a 39.5% response rate," Do said. Respondents were weighted to be representative of the statewide licensed population. The research team reported that the average age of respondent nurse midwives was 50.4 years and that the workforce is distributed unevenly across the state, with the Greater Bay Area accounting for the largest share.
The survey found 76% of respondents were practicing midwifery and, among those, eight…
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