Autonomous or automatons? An exploration through history of the concept of autonomy in midwifery in Scotland and New Zealand

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-51

  Fleming, Valerie E M ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Independence; Medicalization; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MIDWIFE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031613339     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096973309800500106     Document Type: Article

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