Development of an academic nurse-midwifery service program. A partnership model between medicine and midwifery.

Academic nurse-midwifery services have shown themselves to be strong collaborators with medical education. The development and functioning of an academic nurse-midwifery service program built on a partnership model between medicine and midwifery are highlighted. Organizational relationships, philosophical approach, and practice dimensions including responsibilities for clinical practice, medical student, and obstetrical resident education are explored. As the obstetrical patient pool diminishes in academic service settings, this model may prove useful.