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The relevance of the Dutch system of maternity care to the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Mander Rosemary
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1995.tb03100.x
Subject(s) - maternity care , relevance (law) , face (sociological concept) , health care , nursing , medicine , political science , sociology , social science , law
The Dutch system of maternity care is occasionally held up as an example to be emulated by health care providers in the United Kingdom There are, however, certain differences between maternity care in the two countries which prevent the direct transfer of a system of maternity care from the Netherlands to the UK The countries are different in terms of their geography and social class distribution The organizational frameworks within which maternity care is provided demonstrate important differences The midwives are from a different background, undergo a different preparation and face crucially different working arrangements There are also certain, largely cultural, differences between mothers in the two countries Despite these discrepancies, much may be learned by those involved in maternity care in the UK from their Dutch counterparts and the Dutch system of care