This article links theoretical work on time and gender to a case study of community-based midwive... more This article links theoretical work on time and gender to a case study of community-based midwives in the British National Health Service in England. While it rejects universalism or essentialism, the article argues that continuing social differences make it meaningful to ...
Abstract This paper tests some theoretical claims about the gendered experience of time against a... more Abstract This paper tests some theoretical claims about the gendered experience of time against a case-study of community based midwives in the NHS. Its starting-point is four linked claims: that, because they play different social roles, women and men generally ...
We have written this book because the story that it tells warrants a wide audience. The data that... more We have written this book because the story that it tells warrants a wide audience. The data that we collected from the midwives and others whom we interviewed were both more moving and more depressing than we had expected when we set out to inquire into why ...
... are likely to use standardized care plans and to rely on the use of technology rather than th... more ... are likely to use standardized care plans and to rely on the use of technology rather than their own expertise as clinical midwives (McCrea et al ... Gemma for example 'thought this is a bit of a nuisance, taking our time, we're going to drive through rush hour traffic and what are we ...
Findings. Common themes relating to strategies for emotion management were identified. Midwifery ... more Findings. Common themes relating to strategies for emotion management were identified. Midwifery was commonly experienced as highly emotional work, but this aspect of work was often unacknowledged and undervalued. Both studies identified relationships with midwifery colleagues and ...
This article links theoretical work on time and gender to a case study of community-based midwive... more This article links theoretical work on time and gender to a case study of community-based midwives in the British National Health Service in England. While it rejects universalism or essentialism, the article argues that continuing social differences make it meaningful to ...
Abstract This paper tests some theoretical claims about the gendered experience of time against a... more Abstract This paper tests some theoretical claims about the gendered experience of time against a case-study of community based midwives in the NHS. Its starting-point is four linked claims: that, because they play different social roles, women and men generally ...
We have written this book because the story that it tells warrants a wide audience. The data that... more We have written this book because the story that it tells warrants a wide audience. The data that we collected from the midwives and others whom we interviewed were both more moving and more depressing than we had expected when we set out to inquire into why ...
... are likely to use standardized care plans and to rely on the use of technology rather than th... more ... are likely to use standardized care plans and to rely on the use of technology rather than their own expertise as clinical midwives (McCrea et al ... Gemma for example 'thought this is a bit of a nuisance, taking our time, we're going to drive through rush hour traffic and what are we ...
Findings. Common themes relating to strategies for emotion management were identified. Midwifery ... more Findings. Common themes relating to strategies for emotion management were identified. Midwifery was commonly experienced as highly emotional work, but this aspect of work was often unacknowledged and undervalued. Both studies identified relationships with midwifery colleagues and ...
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