Birth Models That Work

CONTENTS

contents list of figures and tables / ix introduction Robbie Davis-Floyd, Lesley Barclay, Betty-Anne Daviss, and Jan Tritten / 1 part one. large-scale systems: national and regional models 1. The Dutch Obstetrical System: Vanguard of the Future in Maternity Care Raymond De Vries, Therese A. Wiegers, Beatrijs Smulders, and Edwin van Teijlingen / 31 2. The New Zealand Maternity System: A Midwifery Renaissance Chris Hendry / 55 3. The Ontario Midwifery Model of Care Margaret E. MacDonald and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault / 89 4. Samoan Midwives’ Stories: Joining Social and Professional Midwives in New Models of Birth Lesley Barclay Utumuu / 119 part two. local models in developed nations: hospitals and birth centers 5. The Albany Midwifery Practice Becky Reed and Cathy Walton / 141 6. Small Really Is Beautiful: Tales from a Freestanding Birth Center in England Denis Walsh / 159 7. Transforming the Culture of a Maternity Service: St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia Pat Brodie and Caroline Homer / 187 8. Maternity Homes in Japan: Reservoirs of Normal Childbirth Etsuko Matsuoka and Fumiko Hinokuma / 213 9. The Northern New Mexico Midwifery Center Model, Taos, New Mexico Elizabeth Gilmore / 239 part three. local models in developing nations: traditional midwives, professional midwives, and obstetricians working together 10. Teamwork: An Obstetrician, a Midwife, and a Doula in Brazil Ricardo Herbert Jones / 271 11. The CASA Hospital and Professional Midwifery School: An Education and Practice Model That Works Lisa Mills and Robbie Davis-Floyd / 305 12. Mercy in Action: Bringing Mother- and Baby-Friendly Birth Centers to the Philippines Vicki Penwell / 337 part four. making models work 13. Circles of Community: The CenteringPregnancy® Group Prenatal Care Model Sharon Schindler Rising and Rima Jolivet / 365 14. Humanizing Childbirth to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality: A National Effort in Brazil Daphne Rattner, Isa Paula Hamouche Abreu, Maria José de Oliveira Araújo, and Adson Roberto França Santos / 385 15. “Orchestrating Normal”: The Conduct of Midwifery in the United States Holly Powell Kennedy / 415 conclusion Robbie Davis-Floyd, Lesley Barclay, Betty-Anne Daviss, and Jan Tritten / 441 contributors / 463 index / 473 viii contents ...