Cultural safety and its importance for Australian midwifery practice

Collegian

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 105-111

  Phiri, Jasten ^a   Dietsch, Elaine ^a   Bonner, Ann ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian migrants; Cultural safety; Midwifery; Refugees; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; MIGRATION; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; REFUGEE; SAFETY; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREGNANCY; REFUGEES; SAFETY; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 77956617418     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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