Abstract
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Background: Midwifery is underpinned by the moral and ethical responsibility to uphold a woman's right to autonomy and self-determination in childbearing. It is these key tenets that speak to a woman-centred approach1. The key to upholding woman-centred care is midwifery partnership where there is recognition of, support for and facilitation of reciprocity, mutual awareness and shared decision-making.
Background: Midwifery is underpinned by the moral and ethical responsibility to uphold a woman's right to autonomy and self-determination in childbearing. It is these key tenets that speak to a woman-centred approach1. The key to upholding woman-centred care is midwifery partnership where there is recognition of, support for and facilitation of reciprocity, mutual awareness and shared decision-making.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | S39 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Women and Birth |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | Suppl. 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Midwifery
- morality
- ethics
- autonomy