A qualitative exploration of how midwives' and obstetricians' perception of risk affects care practices for low-risk women and normal birth.
(2017)
Journal Article
HEALY, S., HUMPHREYS, E. and KENNEDY, C. 2017. A qualitative exploration of how midwives' and obstetricians' perception of risk affects care practices for low-risk women and normal birth. Women and birth [online], 30(5), pages 367-375. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.02.005
Background: Maternity care is facing increasing intervention and iatrogenic morbidity rates. This can be attributed, in part, to higher-risk maternity populations, but also to a risk culture in which birth is increasingly seen as abnormal. Technology... Read More about A qualitative exploration of how midwives' and obstetricians' perception of risk affects care practices for low-risk women and normal birth..