Direct entry midwives practice in all states, but are vulnerable to investigation and arrest in those states with no functional regulatory law. (cfmidwifery.org)
In the remaining states direct entry midwives practice without any kind of state regulation, and in a few the legal status in not entirely clear. (cfmidwifery.org)
What direct entry midwives are legally able to do in terms of drugs and minor interventions depends on each individual state law. (cfmidwifery.org)