An Australian history of the subordination of midwifery

Women and Birth

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-29

  Fahy, Kathleen ^a  

^a Faculty of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

History; Midwifery; Nursing; Politics; Power; Sociology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DISCIPLINES RELATING TO BIOMEDICINE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NURSING; OBSTETRICS; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 33847251227     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2006.08.003     Document Type: Note

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