• An informed relativism that encompasses science, traditional midwifery knowledge, professional midwifery knowledge, and complementary or alternative practice systems
• Local, global, and historical awareness
• Cultural competence
• A sense of mission around preserving midwifery in the interests of women
• A sense of autonomy as practitioners
• Dedication to the midwifery model of care in its humanistic and transnational sense and to midwifery and women’s health care as social movements
• Political engagement, including work with governmental authorities
From: Daughter of Time: The Postmodern Midwife. Robbie Davis-Floyd
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