The culture of midwifery in the National Health Service in England

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 732-739

  Kirkham, Mavis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Empowerment; Gender; Guilt; Learned helplessness; Midwifery; Oppression; Sacrifice; Service; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CULTURE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033195009     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01139.x     Document Type: Article

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