Encountering the culture of midwifery practice on the postnatal ward during Action Research: An impediment to change

Women and Birth

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 112-118

  McKellar, Lois ^a,b   Pincombe, Jan ^b   Henderson, Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Institutional change; Midwifery; Midwifery culture; Postnatal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; PARENT; PARENTHOOD; PARENTING EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349814206     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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