Utopian Theory and the Discourse of Natural Birth

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-318

  Frost, Julia ^a   Pope, Catherine ^b   Liebling, Rachel ^c   Murphy, Deirdre ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

childbirth; maternity care; operative delivery; utopia; women's experience of birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249155999     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sth.8700076     Document Type: Article

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