New Zealand midwives have redefined traditional notions of professionalism so that midwifery is now defined as:
a. a partnership between the woman and the midwife.
b. the only discipline that controls normal childbirth.
c. a university-based profession.
d. risking the autonomy of the childbearing woman.
ANS: A
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