Mapping the emotional terrain of midwifery: What can we see and what lies ahead?

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-269

  Hunter, Billie ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary work; Care deficit; Collegial relationships; Emotion; Emotion work; Midwife woman relationships; Midwifery; Work organisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952203542     PISSN: 17408938     EISSN: 17408946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2010.032925     Document Type: Article

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