This important book makes the case for placing maternity care in the c ommunity. It has been written by a multidisciplinary group. The first section considers the role and function of the participants in communi ty-based maternity care; the woman, the midwife, and the GP. The secon d section discusses four major contemporary issues: the radically chan ging social background, the economics of care, audit, and education of the carers. Next the major clinical challenges in maternity care are tackled: how to reduce the differences in morbidity and mortality whic h are associated with differences...