Failure to Progress discusses what is happening within midwifery as well as to the midwifery profession in the context of social change. All contributors are actively involved with the provision of care to the childbearing woman and together they discuss the evolution of the midwifes role, functions of the midwife within the health care system, the effects of organizational change, and the relationships of the midwife with the woman she cares for and with medical practitioners.

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