by Karen Guililland Social change of the magnitude experienced by the New Zealand Maternity Service over the last eight years has not been without difficulties. The changes have challenged individual […]
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by Maggie Banks This paper identifies some essentials of midwifery practice and looks at how the woman who may have additional care needs receives woman-centred care. Breech presentation will be […]
By Nicky Leap If you look up the word “power” in the dictionary, you’ll come across some definitions that fit well within the concept of the “skilled companion” described by […]
by Elizabeth Davis The struggle for independent midwifery in the United States Abstract The United States is the only country in the world that virtually eliminated the practice of midwifery. […]
By Marsden Wagner (MD, MSPH) The need to humanize birth in Australia This paper was presented at the Homebirth Australia Conference, Noosa, Australia, November 2000 Humanizing birth means understanding that […]
By Bruce Teakle This article was written as a campaign tool for those working to obtain better maternity services in Australia. The National Maternity Action Plan was launched in 2002. […]