Includes bibliographical references.

Globalisation, midwifery, and maternity services : struggles in meaning and practice in states under pressure / Jo Murphy-Lawless -- Sustaining midwifery in an ever changing world / Ina May Gaskin -- Costing birth as commodity or sustainable public good / Sally Tracy -- "Choice" and justice : motherhood in a global context / Zoe Meleo-Erwin & Barbara Katz-Rothman -- Relationships, the glue that holds it all together? : midwifery continuity of care and sustainability / Nicky Leap -- Promoting a sustainable midwifery workforce : working towards "ecologies of practice" / Ruth Deery -- Sustained by joy : the potential of flow experience for midwives and mothers / Mavis Kirkham -- The birthing environment : a sustainable approach / Carolyn Hastie -- Sustainable midwifery education / Sally Pairman -- Mentoring new graduates : towards supporting a sustainable profession / Mary Kensington -- Good housekeeping in midwifery practice / Ruth Martis -- Parents as consumers / Lorna Davies -- Breastfeeding and sustainability : loss, cost, "choice", damage, disaster, adaptation, and evolutionary logic / Carol Bartle -- The pregnant environment / Megan Gibbons and Jean Patterson -- An ecology of antenatal education / Mary Nolan -- Co-sleeping : a sustainable healthcare practice / Sally Baddock -- How can birth activism contribute to sustaining change for better birthing for women, families, and societies in the new millennium? / Rea Daellenbach & Nadine Edwards.