The moral dangers of home birth: Parents' perceptions of risks in home birth in Finland

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 792-814

  Viisainen, Kirsi ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Home birth; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034310168     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00231     Document Type: Article

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