Including the nonrational is sensible midwifery

Women and Birth

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Parratt, Jenny A ^a   Fahy, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Midwifery; Nonrational; Philosophy; Rationality; Safety; Spirituality; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDWIFE; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 39649121481     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.12.002     Document Type: Note

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