Women give birth and pizzas are delivered: Language and Western childbirth paradigms

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-124

  Hunter, Lauren P ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Culture; Gynocentirism; Holistic care; Interpersonal encounters; Language; Medical model; Midwifery; Paradigms; Power; Woman

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MIDWIFE; NURSING CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LANGUAGE; MIDWIFERY; PATERNALISM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; TERMINOLOGY; WESTERN WORLD; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33644500415     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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