Professional issues. Knowledge about attitudes can help change behaviour.

Hollins Martin, Caroline J

Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of social attitudes. The purpose is to facilitate understanding of attitude structures and the application of this knowledge to midwifery practice. Attitudes have been defined and their development within individuals described. The above information has been applied to midwifery practice emphasizing the issue of respect for a client's attitudes and opinions which may differ considerably from our own. Attitude change has been addressed in relation to helping women change behaviours which promote obstetric damage. An explanation has been given to assist midwives' understanding of why women continue with damaging behaviour.

Citation

Hollins Martin, C. J. (2001). Professional issues. Knowledge about attitudes can help change behaviour. British Journal of Midwifery, 8, 690-694

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Feb 23, 2001
• Deposit Date: Sep 18, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 18, 2015
• Print ISSN: 0969-4900
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-4307
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Pages: 690-694
• Keywords: Midwifery; pregnancy; health behaviour
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9123