The area of responsibility for midwives includes a great
deal of collaboration with doctors and assistant nurses,
resulting in joint decision-making (Larsson et al., 2009;
Olsson and Adolfsson, 2012). Good teamwork is a prerequisite
for optimising patient care, and team collaboration
should allow midwives to take advantage of their
fellow team members’ different competencies and
experiences as well as contribute to a holistic view of the
patient (National Board of Health and Welfare, 2006).