'With woman' philosophy: Examining the evidence, answering the questions

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-152

  Carolan, Mary ^a,b   Hodnett, Ellen ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Direct entry midwives; Midwifery; Midwifery relationship; Woman centred

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 34249075699     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2007.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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