Health beliefs and children--is it an illness or a normal life event?
Midwives' health beliefs related to childbirth are often the cause of conflict in the workplace. A review of the literature on the medical model and the normal life event model of childbirth demonstrates the divergence of these beliefs. The medical model considers childbirth an illness--the outcome is measured in perinatal and maternal mortality rates and the mother is a passive patient. The normal life event model considers childbirth a normal process--the outcome is measured in holistic terms and the mother is an active participant.
Callaghan
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D004194:Disease; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008880:Midwifery; D011247:Pregnancy