An anthropological analysis of the perspectives of Somali women in the West and their obstetric care providers on caesarean birth

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Essén, Birgitta ^a   Binder, Pauline ^a   Johnsdotter, Sara ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caesarean refusal; emergency caesarean; immigrant; maternal care guidelines; pregnancy strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; FATALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOMALIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; OBSTETRICS; SOMALIA; WOMEN;

EID: 79751496373     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2010.547966     Document Type: Article

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