Professional role and identity in a changing society: Three paradoxes in Swedish midwives' experiences

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-381

  Larsson, Margareta ^a   Aldegarmann, Ulrike ^b   Aarts, Clara ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Midwives; Professional identity; Professional role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67649601528     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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