Nurses Urged to Trust Birth!

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing Volume 37 Issue 1 Page 85-93, January/February 2008 To cite this article: Elaine Zwelling (2008) The Emergence of High-Tech Birthing Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 37 (1), 8593 doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00211.x Free Content http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/content.do?name=07_PressRoom/7B5_Jan8_JOGNNNormBirth.htm In Focus The Emergence of High-Tech Birthing Elaine Zwelling RN, PhD, is a perinatal [...]

The realm of responsibility

It is the role of a midwife to evaluate every situation and determine if each situation resides inside a “normal” box.  Even variations from the norm must be thought about in terms of risk vs benefit and considered in the light of the midwife’s level of experience and expertise and ability to help.  Sometimes you [...]