Putting pregnancy in its place: Conceiving pregnancy as carework in the workplace

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 395-402

  Gatrell, Caroline ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carework; Health advice; Maternal health; Pregnancy as a 'condition'; Workplace

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORNING SICKNESS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952486594     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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