Ethnographic inquiry of social support throughout women's labor and childbirth experiences.
The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of social support throughout labor and childbirth in order to develop descriptive theory based on the behaviors of the labor and childbirth convoy. Utilizing ethnographic methodology, five women and their support convoys were observed throughou...
| Publicado en: | Ethnographic Inquiry of Social Support Throughout Women's Labor & Childbirth Experiences pp. 109 p - 110 |
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| Formato: | research Doctoral Dissertation |
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University of San Diego
1998
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