Re-discovering the material body in midwifery through an exploration of theories of embodiment

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-462

  Davis, Deborah L ^a   Walker, Kim ^b  

^a OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

^b St Vincent's Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body; Embodiment; Midwifery; Postmodern

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSING THEORY; PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSING THEORY; PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77954621676     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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