Emotion work in midwifery: A review of current knowledge

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 436-444

  Hunter, Billie ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Division of labour; Emotion work; Emotional labour; Feeling rules; Intimacy; Midwife woman relationships; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; EMOTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH;

EID: 0035344264     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01772.x     Document Type: Article

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