Stillborn: Regulated midwifery in Nova Scotia

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  • Brett Taylor THIS ARTICLE IS NOT IN APA. MENTION THIS IN THE PEER REVIEW NOTES WHEN THE AUTHOR GETS THEM.

Keywords:

Policy, Implementation, Health Care, Nova Scotia, Midwifery

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate why midwifery policy has failed in Nova Scotia while it has succeeded elsewhere. The primary focus will be to analyse the Nova Scotia policy and its implementation through Paul Sabatier and Daniel Mazmanian‘s framework for policy implementation analysis. This examination will make clear that the failure of Nova Scotia‘s midwifery policy is due to its poor implementation, and in particular, the statutory factors that affect implementation.

Author Biography

Brett Taylor, THIS ARTICLE IS NOT IN APA. MENTION THIS IN THE PEER REVIEW NOTES WHEN THE AUTHOR GETS THEM.

Brett Taylor is a combined JD-MPA student at Dalhousie University. He enjoys long walks on the beach, a dark beer now and again, and investigating and evaluating policy issues. His submission on the implementation of midwifery in Nova Scotia was originally written for a first year policy course, PUAD 5120, in the MPA program.

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2012-10-23

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