A feminist exploration of Traveller women's experiences of maternity care in the Republic of Ireland

Midwifery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-259

  Reid, Bernadette ^a   Taylor, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feminist research; Maternity care; Republic of Ireland; Traveller women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547887638     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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