Midwives and human rights

Kirkham, M; Davies, SE; Edwards, N; Murphy-Lawless, J

Abstract

The woman has the right to make decisions about her care, in particular about where, how and with whom she
has her baby. Therefore the options she chooses must be available to her. As the midwife is the person who has
the professional duty to facilitate the woman’s decision making, she must in turn be enabled to support whatever
carefully thought-out decisions a woman makes.

Citation

Kirkham, M., Davies, S., Edwards, N., & Murphy-Lawless, J. (2012). Midwives and human rights. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 22(4), 441-445

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Nov 3, 2015
• Journal: MIDIRS Midwifery Digest
• Print ISSN: 0961-5555
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 441-445
• Publisher URL: https://www.midirs.org/midirs-midwifery-digest-december-2012-volume-22-number-4/
• Related Public URLs: https://www.midirs.org/our-services/midwifery-digest-subscription/