Journal article
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME: WHY WOMEN ARE CHOOSING HOME BIRTH IN THE ERA OF "HOMELIKE" HOSPITALS
International journal of feminist approaches to bioethics, v 9(1), pp 149-165
01 Mar 2016
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Abstract
Opponents of home birth have claimed that hospitals can become more "homelike" and, in doing so, eliminate any justification for women choosing to give birth at home. We argue that this reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of hospitals as institutions with rules, cultures, and goals, and of the nature and virtues of a home. While hospitals should seek ways to improve the patient experience, they can never be transformed into home environments, and thus the desire of some women to give birth at home will remain.
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- Title
- THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME: WHY WOMEN ARE CHOOSING HOME BIRTH IN THE ERA OF "HOMELIKE" HOSPITALS
- Creators
- Paul Burcher - College Station Medical CenterJazmine Gabriel - University of Oregon
- Publication Details
- International journal of feminist approaches to bioethics, v 9(1), pp 149-165
- Publisher
- Univ Toronto Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000398810600007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84961827937
- Other Identifier
- 991021929442504721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Ethics
- Social Sciences, Biomedical
- Women's Studies