The New Zealand Maternity System A Midwifery Renaissance

New Zealand is a small country with a population of just over 4 million people. We live in relative geographic isolation on two main islands (with a combined land mass greater than the United Kingdom) in the Southern Pacific Ocean, three hours flight time from Australia, which is our nearest neighbo...

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Published inBirth Models That Work p. 55
Main Author Hendry, Chris
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Press 07.03.2009
Edition1
Subjects
Biological sciences
Biology
Business
Business operations
Childbirth
Commerce
Developmental biology
Economic disciplines
Economics
Employment
Finance
Financial economics
Financial transactions
Funding
Health care industry
Health professions
Health sciences
Human physiology
Human reproduction
Labor economics
maternity care
maternity hospitals
Medical Anthropology
Medical personnel
Medical practice
Medical specialties
Medicine
Midwifery
midwifery model
Midwives
New Zealand model
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing specialties
Obstetrical nursing
Obstetrics
Occupations
Patient care
Payment models
Payments
Physiology
Pregnancy
Reproduction
Reproductive medicine
women-centered care
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Summary:New Zealand is a small country with a population of just over 4 million people. We live in relative geographic isolation on two main islands (with a combined land mass greater than the United Kingdom) in the Southern Pacific Ocean, three hours flight time from Australia, which is our nearest neighbor. As a nation, we see ourselves as fiercely independent, yet we have a critical dependence on the vagaries of international markets for income from the sale of our products, mainly consumables, manufacturing, and increasingly, tourism. Politically, we tend toward the center left and pride ourselves on our anti-nuclear stance
ISBN:9780520248632
0520248635
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520248632.003.0003