Introduction -- 1. Independent midwifery practice in Australia: little progress and much frustration -- 2. Contemporary legal issues in midwifery practice -- 3. Childbearing and the ethics of technology: a feminist approach -- 4. 'Hands on' and 'hands off': two models of midwifery care -- 5. Mothers' experience of infant feeding: a new theory -- 6. Stillborn but still precious: helping parents say goodbye -- 7. Rethinking infection control in maternity units -- 8. Post-natal care: poor cousin or priority area? -- 9. Where to now? Priorities and problems for midwives in the future -- Index
