Learning lessons from a traditional midwifery workforce in Western Kenya

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-330

  Dietsch, Elaine ^a   Mulimbalimba Masururu, Luc ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Mission in Health Care and Development   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Knowing; Learning; Skilled birth attendant; Traditional birth attendant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NURSING; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KENYA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; RURAL POPULATION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 79957600997     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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