Ways of relating during childbirth: An ethical responsibility and challenge for midwives

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 606-621

  Hallgren, Anita ^a,b,c   Kihlgren, Mona ^d,e   Olsson, Pia ^b  

^a Uppsala University ^*  (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Primary Health Care Gästrikland   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Ethics; Midwifery; Ways of relating

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; BIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; VIDEORECORDING;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; PARENTS; PARTURITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SWEDEN; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 27844508548     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733005ne831oa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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