Looking Back and Moving Forward: A History and Discussion of Privately Practising Midwives in Western Australia
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Open access
Authors
Davison, Clare Louise
Date
2019Supervisor
Yvonne Hauck
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Health Sciences
School
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
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Abstract
The aim of this historical narrative research study was to fill a gap in the literature by investigating, analysing and describing the history of privately practising midwives in Western Australia (WA) from colonisation to the present day (approximately 1830-2018). This study embedded within a naturalistic, feminist paradigm analysed oral history interviews from fifteen midwives and three doctors, and archival documents to reconstruct the history, and explore the experiences of privately practising midwives in WA.
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