Beginning an action research project to investigate the feasibility of a midwife-led normal birthing unit in China

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 517-526

  Mander, Rosemary ^a   Cheung, Ngai Fen ^b   Wang, Xiaoli ^c   Fu, Wei ^b   Zhu, Junghong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HANGZHOU FIRST PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Action research; Mainland China; Midwifery; Normality; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY;

BIRTHING CENTERS; CHINA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSE MIDWIVES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 74549198701     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02849.x     Document Type: Article

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