Interprofessional Collaboration Between Midwives and Obstetrician-Gynecologists

Recorded live at the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, in this episode our host Melissa Avery sits down with Myra DeLuca a practicing midwife, PhD student at Penn State, and former midwifery practice director. Myra breaks down her recent comprehensive review article published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health focusing on interprofessional collaboration between midwivesand physicians. Together, they explore the structural barriers, communication gaps, and liability misconceptions that hinder teamwork, while highlighting the powerful impact of sharedleadership, joint patient visits, and interprofessional education on reducing provider burnout and expanding maternity care access.Keywords: Speaking of Midwives podcast, Myra DeLuca, Interprofessional Collaboration, Midwife-Physician Collaboration, Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, Maternity Care Deserts, Rural Midwifery, Interprofessional Education, ACNM Annual Meeting.Hashtags: #SpeakingOfMidwives #InterprofessionalCollaboration #MaternalHealth #Midwifery #HealthcareLeadership #OBGYN #ACNM #JMWH Guest: Myra DeLuca, MSN, CNM, FACNM www.linkedin.com/in/myra-deluca-cnm Mjj113@psu.edu The article: Interprofessional Collaboration Between Certified Nurse‐Midwives/Certified Midwives and Obstetrician‐Gynecologist Physicians: A State of the Science Review - DeLuca - Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health - Wiley Online Library