Essences and imperatives: An investigation of technology in childbirth

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1495-1504

  Kornelsen, Jude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Childbirth; Home birth; Obstetrical technology

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING;

ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OBSTETRICS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 22244492588     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.03.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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