A metasynthesis of midwife-led care

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 897-910

  Walsh, Denis ^a   Devane, Declan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

childbirth; metasynthesis; midwifery; research, qualitative

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PARTURITION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84861815547     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312440330     Document Type: Review

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