title: The 'F' factor: feminism forsaken?
abstract: This article discusses the link between feminist theory and midwifery practice. By incorporating concepts of feminist theory within this article, it is appropriate therefore that it should be written in the first person. I hope to illustrate why feminist theory is especially relevant to midwifery education and practice, and shall briefly highlight some of the feminist ideologies which may best fit the midwifery model. I also discuss a system of nursing education based upon feminist principles and values, devised by Hedin & Donovan in 1989, and its potential for adaptation to midwifery education.
authors.affiliation: Manchester College of Midwifery and Nursing, Piccadilly South, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McLoughlin
mesh_terms: D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory