Midwives' experiences of facilitating normal birth in an obstetric-led unit: a feminist perspective

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 518-527

  Keating, Annette ^a   Fleming, Valerie E M ^b  

^a Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authoritative knowledge; Feminism; Midwives; Normal birth; Obstetric led unit; Patriarchy; Role of the midwife

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; JOB DESCRIPTION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69949092996     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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