Compensation models of certified nurse-midwives in clinical practice.

Nurse-midwives have been recognized for decades as clinically effective health care providers for infants and women. Little information exists, however, as to how these clinically effective professionals are compensated for their services. The article presents five compensation models for certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), demonstrating the financial benefits and cost of each using a hypothetical case study format and composite data from current CNM practices in the United States. From these templates, CNMs can apply their own financial and productivity data to construct a financial analysis of their productivity against their current financial compensation.