The ethics of the birth plan in childbirth management practices

Feminist Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-149

  Shaw, Rhonda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

birthing experience; embodiment; ethical encounter; maternal subjectivity; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993813845     PISSN: 14647001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464700102003002341     Document Type: Article

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