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The midwifery partnership: A model for practice

Abstract:

The bicultural nature of New Zealand society has evolved a practice and a profession of midwifery in a way which is unique in the world. What is unique is the regulatory and professional recognition and acceptance of the underlying principle of partnership in the definition of midwifery. The social context which provided the springboard for the midwifery partnership is a constitutional and legislative structure founded on the Treaty of Waitangi. New Zealand women's understanding of partnership under the Treaty has facilitated their understanding of, and their demand, for midwifery as a partnership.

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autonomous profession, model of care, partnership, standard for practice