Facilitating women's choice in Maternity care

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 276-282

  Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne ^a   Low, Lisa Kane ^b  

^a ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENEFICENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BENEFICENCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84887584500     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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