Defining who Lends Support to Whom in Childbirth: an Ideological Issue?

Medical, juridical and public health discourses recognize the importance of support in labor and childbirth. However, the way in which the person responsible for lending support in this event is defined varies in the diverse discourses being considered. We describe patterns of support in the birt...

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Main Authors: Sonia Nussenzweig Hotimsky, Augusta Thereza de Alvarenga
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2002-01-01
Series:Revista Estudos Feministas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/9619