How midwives' discursive practices contribute to the maintenance of the status quo in English maternity care
(2011)
Journal Article
Pollard, K. (2011). How midwives' discursive practices contribute to the maintenance of the status quo in English maternity care. Midwifery, 27(5), 612-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2010.06.018
Background: poor relationships between maternity care professionals still contribute to poor outcomes for childbearing women, although issues concerning power, gender, professionalism and the medicalisation of birth have been identified and discussed... Read More about How midwives' discursive practices contribute to the maintenance of the status quo in English maternity care.