Re-examining authoritative knowledge in the design and content of a TBA training in India

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-130

  Saravanan, Sheela ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^b   Johnson, Helen ^c,d   Fraser, Jennifer ^e   Patterson, Carla Maree ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Coffey Environments ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authoritative knowledge; Birthing practices; TBA training content and design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; LABOR COMPLICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MIDWIFERY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84855873635     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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