Midwifery and the Development of Nursing Capacity in the Dominican Republic: Caring, Clinical Competence, and Case Management

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 499-504

  Foster, Jennifer ^a   Heath, Annemarie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

doula; international healthcare workforce; maternal mortality; midwifery model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; NEWBORN CARE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548454545     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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