The importance of reciprocity in relationships between community-based midwives and mothers

Midwifery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 308-322

  Hunter, Billie ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based midwives; Emotion work; Mothers; Reciprocity; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALES;

EID: 33749178128     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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