| Description |
vii, 186 pages ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. The need for a midwifery ethic of practice -- 2. On the sealed highway - mainstream ethics, medicalisation and midwifery -- 3. The false trail - a critique of bioethics and the problem-solving approach for midwifery ethics -- 4. Midwifery's detour through nursing ethics - a critique of professional codes and influences that shape the midwifery ethics discourse -- 5. Off the beaten track - feminist virtue ethics and midwifery -- 6. A conducted tour or independent travel? Examining underlying assumptions and values -- 7. Facing obstacles along the way - mothers' and midwives' narratives of unethical childbirth practices -- 8. Going to a comfortable place - the ethical voice of mothers and midwives -- 9. Checking our course - values and philosophical foundations of the midwifery profession -- 10. Plotting our practice - values and philosophical foundations of the birthing environment -- 11. The discourse of other travellers - literature on women's experiences -- 12. Mapping a new ethic for midwives - from 'Practice Estate' to the pool and back, now a return journey travelled in tandem |
| Summary |
"This U.K. book is written by Faye Thompson, who has thirty years experience as a midwife and educator. She studied philosophy and the humanities as an undergraduate in Australia, and now lectures on health care ethics. As a feminist, she seeks to reunite morality and personal interest so that the woman is not subordinated in women's health and childbirth practices. From this experience, she offers a framework of ethics specific to midwifery and derived from midwifery practice that takes ethical discourse beyond current literature, proposing strategies for ethical practice based on findings arising out of the profession itself." -- Publisher's information |
| Notes |
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 2004 entrant |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Midwifery.
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Pregnant women.
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Nursing ethics.
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Feminism.
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Midwives -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Midwifery -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Feminism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Nurse and patient.
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Pregnancy -- Psychological aspects
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Midwifery -- ethics.
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Feminism.
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Nurse Midwives -- ethics.
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Nurse-Patient Relations -- ethics.
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Midwifery -- ethics.
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Pregnant Women -- psychology.
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Feminism.
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Ethics, Nursing.
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Midwifery -- ethics.
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Ethics, Nursing.
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Nurse Midwives -- ethics.
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Nurse-Patient Relations -- ethics.
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Pregnant Women -- psychology.
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| Author |
Kirkham, Mavis, writer of foreword
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| LC no. |
2003056097 |
| ISBN |
0750687762 paperback |
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