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Editorial: Scope for improvement

Abstract:

There is scope for improvement in the New Zealand maternity services. However, any scope for improvement must be based on maternal, child and family centred, multi-sectoral research (quantitative and qualitative), and communication. Evidence based research must inform the education and practice of relevant maternity service providers, fund holders, policy makers, and consumers. Sharing of ideas and knowledge and improving maternity care through debate, research and collaborative action is the only way a transformation can occur. Rival education organisations and professions committed to publicity regarding their own internal structures, their own agendas and interactions with each other and the State, only serve to destabilise the maternity service and rationalise government interference.

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LMC, midwifery relationships, midwifery students, scope of practice