TY - BOOK AU - Kirkham, M.J. AU - Perkins, E.R. TI - Reflections on midwifery SN - 0702021253 PY - 1997/// CY - London PB - Bailliere Tindall KW - CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE KW - HOME CHILDBIRTH, nursing KW - MIDWIFERY, organization and administration KW - MIDWIVES N1 - The concept of ""continuity"" - what does it mean?; continuity and choice in practice - a study of a community-based team midwifery scheme; choice in the face of uncertainty; ""Willing Handmaidens of Science?"" - the struggle over the new midwife in earlier 20th century England; support and control in labour - Doulas and midwives; control for black and minority ethnic women - a meaningless pursuit; midwives and debriefing; midwives coping - thinking about change; stories and childbirth N2 - Paperback; A volume that collates and highlights the relevant research relating to issues in midwifery, seeking to encourage thinking on where the profession is going, especially in relation to ""Changing Childbirth"", and how it will proceed ER -