Childbirth as healing: Three women's experience of independent midwife care

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 140-146

  Milan, M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caseload midwifery; Empowerment; Home birth; Life changing; Self image; Trust

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; SELF EVALUATION; TOUCH;

EID: 0038457411     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-6117(03)00038-6     Document Type: Article

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