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This chapter explores how the problem of risk in maternity affects clinical decision-making during labour and birth. In particular, we explore how midwives go about defending their professional territory in the face of the risk problem. We describe how midwives’ unique professional identity plays out in boundary work in flexible and creative ways.

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Midwives Facing the Problem of Risk and Uncertainty in England and the US

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    2026年

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  • Mandie Scamell,
  • Mimi Bhatt,
  • Karen Khan

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This chapter explores how the problem of risk in maternity affects clinical decision-making during labour and birth. In particular, we explore how midwives go about defending their professional territory in the face of the risk problem. We describe how midwives’ unique professional identity plays out in boundary work in flexible and creative ways.