The rhetoric of "natural" in natural childbirth: Childbearing women's perspectives on prolonged pregnancy and induction of labour

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1397-1408

  Westfall, Rachel Emma ^a   Benoit, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Medicalization; Natural childbirth; Pregnancy self care; Prolonged pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING;

ADULT; CANADA; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR INDUCTION; LACTATION; LITERATURE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SELF CARE; TAPE RECORDER; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 3042829066     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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