Rethinking the birthing body: Cartesian dualism and perinatal nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 446-451

  Goldberg, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birthing body; Cartesian corpse; Cartesian dualism; Embodiment; Merleau Ponty; Midwifery; Perinatal nursing

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; METAPHYSICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE ATTITUDE; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PERINATAL CARE; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; METAPHYSICS; MIDWIFERY; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); MODELS, NURSING; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE'S ROLE; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PERINATAL CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 0036517389     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02111.x     Document Type: Article

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