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Editorial: Towards a new millennium in partnership

Abstract:

The last ten years have passed with a 'blink of the eye' but it has somehow seemed to fill a lifetime. The changes that have occurred within midwifery in New Zealand over those ten years have been so far-reaching and comprehensive that one could expect it would take a lifetime to achieve. As we all continue the journey into the next millennium we should take the opportunity and evaluate the last ten years of personal and professional midwifery practice within New Zealand. What have we achieved for women and midwifery in the childbirth arena? Have we got it right? Will we know when we have got it right? Do we understand how it happened? Does our partnership model make a difference?

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LMC model of care, midwifery practice, model of birth, partnership model, professional autonomy