Piercing the veil: The marginalization of midwives in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 610-621

  Goodman, Steffie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified nurse midwives; Marginalization of midwives; Midwifery; Political economy of maternity care; US

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MARGINALIZATION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; NURSE MIDWIFE; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447109397     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.052     Document Type: Article

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