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Case-loading midwifery in New Zealand: bridging the normal/abnormal divide 'with woman'.

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Abstract
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to explore the way that case-loading midwives in New Zealand construct midwifery (and in so doing, the concepts of woman and childbirth). This paper illuminates the fundamental features of this construction (continuity and woman-centred care) and discusses this with regard to the role of midwives vis-à-vis normal/abnormal birth.

Year of Publication
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2011
Journal
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Midwifery
Volume
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27
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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46-52
ISSN Number
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0266-6138
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0266-6138(09)00124-7
DOI
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10.1016/j.midw.2009.09.007
Short Title
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Midwifery
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