Selected Topics in Midwifery Care

• Other Authors: Polona Mivšek, Ana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2019
• Subjects: Materno-fetal medicine; pregnancy, childbirth, safety, pregnancy outcome, antenatal care, maternal health
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Midwifery across the globe faces different issues. In some countries the autonomy of the profession is a tradition, while in some societies midwives struggle to practice autonomously the basic competencies. In one part of the world the medicalisation of childbirth is the main issue, preventing the n...