Midwifery:: Preparation for Practice focuses on placing the woman and midwife at the center of care, in line with the philosophy, education and practice standards set by the Australian College of Midwives and the New Zealand College of Midwives. It reflects the socio-political contexts in which students in the two countries practice.
1. Australian and New Zealand Health and Maternity Services - Karen Guilliland New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM), Sally K Tracy and Carol Thorogood
2. Australian and New Zealand context - Jill White, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
3. Understanding World Views for Midwifery - Karen Lane, Deakin University, VIC
4. Risk and Safety - Joan Skinner, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
5. Ways of looking at evidence & measurement - Sally K Tracy
6. Place of birth - Maralyn Foureur, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ & Marion Hunter, Auckland University of Technology, NZ
SECTION 2: THE WOMAN
7. Challenges to Womens health - Caroline Homer, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
8. Making decisions about fertility - Sally K Tracy
9. Transitions - Jan Pincombe
SECTION 3: THE MIDWIFE
10. Professional frameworks for midwifery practice in Australia & New Zealand - Sally Pairman and Roslyn Donnellan-Fernandez, Department of Health Services, South Australia, SA
11. Legal frameworks for practice in Australia & New Zealand - Helen Newnham, Edith Cowan University, WA and Jackie Pearse NZCOM
12. Ethical frameworks for midwifery practice - Lynley Anderson, Otago University, NZCOM and Bronwen Pelvin NZCOM
13. Life skills for midwifery practice - Bronwen Pelvin
Part B: Midwifery Practice
SECTION 4: PARTNERSHIP
14. Theoretical frameworks for midwifery practice - Sally Pairman, & Judith McAra - Couper, Auckland University of Technology, NZ
15. Working in partnership - Nicky Leap, University of Technology Sydney and SESIAHS, NSW & Sally Pairman
16. Working in collaboration - Sally K Tracy and Suzanne Miller, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ