The maternity care needs of refugee and asylum seeking women in Ireland

Feminist Review

Volumn , Issue 73, 2003, Pages 39-53

  Kennedy, Patricia ^a   Murphy Lawless, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Childbirth; Ireland; Pregnancy; Refugees; Support needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038705294     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.fr.9400073     Document Type: Review

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