A unique and innovative resource for conducting ethnographic research in health care settings, Ethnographic Research in Maternal and Child Health provides a combination of ethnographic theory and an international selection of empirical case studies. The book begins with an overview of the origins and development of ethnography as a methodology, discussing underpinning theoretical perspectives, key methods and challenges related to conducting this type of research. The following substantive chapters present and reflect on ethnographic studies conducted in the fields of maternal and child health, neonatal nursing, midwifery and reproductive health. Designed for academics, postgraduate students and health practitioners within maternal and child health, family health, medical sociology, medical anthropology, medicine, midwifery, neonatal care, paediatrics, social anthropology and public health, the book will also illuminate issues that can help health practitioners to improve service delivery.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781138792203
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216358195
Product Key Features
Author
Renée Flacking, Fiona Dykes
Publication Name
Ethnographic Research in Maternal and Child Health
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Nursing
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
206 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
476g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Renée Flacking, Fiona Dykes
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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