Beyond autonomy: Care ethics for midwifery and the humanization of birth

The bioethical principle of respect for a person’s bodily autonomy is central to biomedical and healthcare ethics. In this article, we argue that this concept of autonomy is often annulled in the maternity field, due to the maternal two-in-one body (and the obstetric focus on the foetus over the wom...

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Authors: Newnham, Elizabeth (Author) ; Kirkham, Mavis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2019
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 7/8, Pages: 2147-2157
Further subjects:B Informed Consent
B philosophical perspectives / theory
B Midwifery
B Bioethics
B ethical climate of organizations / moral
B care ethics / ethics of care
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