Conceptual review reveals divergent beliefs between biomedical and social childbirth frameworks in maternity care, highlighting distinct roles for midwives and obstetricians.
Though critiques of the biomedical model of childbirth have served to highlight the shortcoming of present-day maternity services, writing on an alternative social model is less developed. Specifically, contrasting beliefs within each model and how that is applied requires more reflection. These two articles suggests how the social model of birth may be understood, both as beliefs and values and as an applied midwifery model. Part one examines contrasting emphases between a medical and social model in relation to their beliefs and values around childbirth, the roles of woman users, obstetricians and midwives.
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