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The organisation of midwifery care

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Antenatal Care

Part of the book series: Midwifery Practice ((MIPRA))

Abstract

When midwifery care entailed a more or less skilled woman in the village attending the confinements of her neighbours, little organisation was required. Now that midwifery care entails all women in the Western World being closely monitored throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal days by women who have highly developed clinical and interpersonal skills, organisation is a major concern for all involved. Georgopoulos (1972) describing the problems of hospital organisation states:

However useful or necessary technological progress might be, it is not a substitute for social efficiency; technological innovation and improvements cannot compensate for obsolescence in the social-psychological sector and organisational arrangements on which the system relies.

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  1. Rosemary Currell
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  1. University of Southampton, UK

    Jo Alexander PhD RN RM MTD JBCNS (Lecturer in Midwifery) (Lecturer in Midwifery)

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© 1990 Rosemary Currell

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Currell, R. (1990). The organisation of midwifery care. In: Alexander, J., Levy, V., Roch, S. (eds) Antenatal Care. Midwifery Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20974-3_2

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