Learning to birth, mastering the social practice of birth : conceptualising birthing women as skilful and knowledgeable agents

In this thesis, I draw inspiration from Bourdieu’s theory of practice to inform a conceptualisation of birthing women as skilful and knowledgeable agents. The study contributes to geographical knowledge about spaces of birth and about how these represent key sites of learning. Empirical data were co...

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Main Author: Dagustun, Johanne
Other Authors: Wood, Nichola ; Phillips, Deborah
Published: University of Leeds 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.721836