Risk and the Midwife: a Descriptive and Interpretive Examination of the Referral for Obstetric Consultation Practices and Attitudes of New Zealand Midwives

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Risk and the Midwife: a Descriptive and Interpretive Examination of the Referral for Obstetric Consultation Practices and Attitudes of New Zealand Midwives

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Description

<b>Risk is a dominant discourse in current formations of Western society. This thesisexamines how risk is expressed in New Zealand midwifery by investigating bothmidwives’ actions and midwives’ attitudes. Risk is a complex concept and theoreticalapproaches to it come from a variety of perspectives. The techno rational approachstresses the quantifiable and probabilistic nature of risk; the social and culturalapproaches are varied and stress the cultural embeddedness and valueladennature ofrisk...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2005

Creator

Skinner, Joan Pius

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Risk_and_the_Midwife_a_Descriptive_and_Interpretive_Examinat...

Related subjects

Nursing not elsewhere classified / Risk management / Collaborative care / Multiple perspectives / Cultural perception / Scope of practice / Model of midwifery / Critical realism / Mixed method / Survey / Focus group / School: Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health / Marsden: 321100 Nursing / Marsden: 321014 Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Degree Discipline: Midwifery / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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