Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables ix

Introduction Robbie Davis-Floyd Lesley Barclay Betty-Anne Daviss Jan Tritten 1

Part 1 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 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 Ivy Lynn Bourgeault 89

4 Samoan Midwives' Stories: Joinining Social and Professional Midwives in New Models of Birth Lesley Barclay Utumuu 119

Part 2 Local Models in Developed Nations: Hospitals and Birth Centers

5 The Albany Midwifery Practice Becky Reed 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 Caroline Homer 187

8 Maternity Homes in Japan: Reservoirs of Normal Childbirth Etsuko Matsuoka Fumiko Hinokuma 213

9 The Northern New Mexico Midwifery Center Model, Taos, New Mexico Elizabeth Gilmore 239

Part 3 Local Models in Developing Nations: Traditional Midwives, Professional Midwives, and Obstetricians Working Together

10 Teamwork: An Obsterician, 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 Robbie Davis-Floyd 305

12 Mercy in Action: Bringing Mother-and Baby-Friendly Birth Centers to the Philippines Vicki Penwell 337

Part 4 Making Models Work

13 Circles of Community: TheCenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care Model Sharon Schindler Rising Rima Jolivet 365

14 Humanizing Childbirth to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality: A National Effort in Brazil Daphne Rattner Isa Paula Hamouche Abreu Maria Jose de Oliveira Araujo Adson Roberto Franca Santos 385

15 "Orchestrating Normal": The Conduct of Midwifery in the United States Holly Powell Kennedy 415

Conclusion Robbie Davis-Floyed Lesley Barclay Betty-Anne Daviss Jan Tritten 441

Contributors 463

Index 473