Postmodern Negotiations with Medical Technology: The Role of Midwifery Clients in the New Midwifery in Canada

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 245-276

  MacDonald, Margaret ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Canada; Medical technology; Midwifery; Reproduction; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; ONTARIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0347608532     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2001.9966195     Document Type: Article

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