Where midwives are not yet recognised: A feasibility study of professional midwives in Nepal

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1103-1109

  Bogren, Malin Upper ^a   van Teijlingen, Edwin ^b   Berg, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Midwifery education; Midwifery strategy; Professional regulation; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDWIFE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEPAL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EDUCATION, NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEPAL; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIETIES, NURSING;

EID: 84884414496     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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