Midwives’ care on a labour ward prior to the introduction of a midwifery model of care: a field of tension

Purpose: There is a need to deepen knowledge about midwives’ care in obstetric-led labour wards in which midwives are responsible for normal births. This ethnographic study explores the content and meaning of midwives’ care of women in a hospital-based labour ward in Sweden prior to the introduction...

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Main Authors: Christina Nilsson, Olof Asta Olafsdottir, Ingela Lundgren, Marie Berg, Lisen Dellenborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1593037