Experience of Being a Traditional Midwife: Relationships with Skilled Birth Attendants


 
Language:

English

Author:

Dietsch E

Series/Journal Title:

Rural and Remote Health

Volume:

10

Issue:

1481

Description:

This article focuses on an unexpected finding of a research project which explored the experience of being a traditional midwife. The study found that traditional midwives often perceive skilled (professional) birth attendants to be abusive of both them and the women who are transferred to hospital for emergency obstetric care. [from abstract]

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