Obstetric care at the intersection of science and culture: Swedish doctors' perspectives on obstetric care of women who have undergone female genital cutting

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-558

  Widmark, C ^a   Leval A ^a   Tishelman, C ^a,b   Ahlberg, B M ^c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication; Cross cultural care; Female genital cutting; Professional roles; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING; FETUS MONITORING; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955547254     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2010.484110     Document Type: Article

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