A Critical Analysis of the Medical Model as used in the Study of Pregnancy and Childbirth
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.1034
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- Sakala, Carol, 1993. "Midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth settings: How do they reduce unnecessary cesarean section births?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 37(10), pages 1233-1250, November.
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Birth; Childbirth; Medical Model; Medical Sociology; Midwifery; Pregnancy; Risk; Medicalisation; Social Model;All these keywords.
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