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Obedience: would you do as I say? (2007)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2007). Obedience: would you do as I say?. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 17, 7-13

Most people will have observed the often impressive synchrony of the behaviour of fish in a school or birds in a flock. The fact that the behaviour of a fish is so well matched to that of the behaviour of others is straightforward: perception directl... Read More about Obedience: would you do as I say?.

A difficult choice. (2007)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2006). A difficult choice. AIMS journal, 19, ISSN 1357-9657

Caroline Hollins Martin explores the difficulties that midwives face with providing choice and control to childbearing women.

How can we improve choice provision for childbearing women? (2007)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2007). How can we improve choice provision for childbearing women?. British Journal of Midwifery, 15, 480-484. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2007.15.8.24387

Obedience research has shown that under situational pressures and within hierarchical relationships, people have a propensity towards submission to authority (Milgram, 1974). Once they have done so, their actions are no longer guided by their own val... Read More about How can we improve choice provision for childbearing women?.

Protocols, policy directives and choice provision: UK midwives' views (2007)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Bull, P. (2007). Protocols, policy directives and choice provision: UK midwives' views. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 22, 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860910927952

Purpose – within maternity hospitals midwives are expected to follow the protocol-driven culture and orders issued by senior staff. Simultaneously, midwives are expected to follow social policy documents and the Midwives Rules and Standards that advo... Read More about Protocols, policy directives and choice provision: UK midwives' views.