Includes bibliographical references and index.

Midwifery leadership : theory, practice and potential / Sheena Byrom and Lesley Kay -- Transformational leadership and midwifery : a nested narrative review / Sheena Byrom, Anna Byrom, and Soo Downe -- What do leaders do to influence maternity services? : midwifery leadership as applied to case studies / Sheena Byrom ... [et al.] -- Leadership for effective change in mother and infant health : lessons learned from a programme of work on breastfeeding / Mary Renfrew -- The notion of expertise / Soo Downe & Louise Simpson -- Expertise in intrapartum midwifery practice / Louise Simpson & Soo Downe -- Enhancing expertise and skills through education / Denis Walsh -- What is a skilled birth attendant? : insights from South America / Anne Davenport -- Collaboration : theories, models, and maternity care / Soo Downe and Kenny Finlayson -- Case studies of collaboration in the UK and China / Ngai Fen Cheung and Anita Fleming -- Using collaborative theories to reduce caesarean section rates and improve maternal and infant wellbeing / Alison Brodrick ... [et al.] -- Bringing it all together / Soo Downe, Louise Simpson, Sheena Byrom.