Understanding the social organisation of maternity care systems: Midwifery as a touchstone

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 722-737

  Benoit, Cecilia ^a   Wrede, Sirpa ^b   Bourgeault, Ivy ^c   Sandall, Jane ^d   De Vries, Raymond ^e   Van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen's relations; Cross national comparison; Inter professional interests; Maternity care system; Midwifery; Service users; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444472770     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2005.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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