Critical focus on 30 years of midwifery and maternity

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Critical focus on 30 years of midwifery and maternity

By William Ferguson

Monday 18 March 2024, 03:44 PM

Linda Bryder’s book discusses how the ideology around childbirth as a natural event fed into changes to maternity services [Image: Alex Pasarelu on Unsplash]

William Ferguson reviews Linda Bryders’ book detailing historical changes in New Zealand’s maternity services, from a medical-based to a midwifery model of care

Shockingly, no attempt was made to monitor or document the impact of these changes until 15 years after they had been well established The Best C

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