The caring dilemma in midwifery

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 389-406

  Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn ^a   Luce, Jacquelyne ^b   MacDonald, Margaret ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Life in Newcastle   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care work; Client interests; Midwifery; On call; Professional interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750613950     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800600924905     Document Type: Article

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