Examining Autonomy's Boundaries: A Follow-up Review of Perinatal Mortality Cases in UK Independent Midwifery

Birth

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-287

  Symon, Andrew ^a   Winter, Clare ^a   Donnan, Peter T ^a   Kirkham, Mavis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Clinical risk; Home birth; Independent midwifery; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDWIFE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; STATE MEDICINE; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649587493     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2010.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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