Women’s involvement with the decision preceding their caesarean section and their degree of satisfaction

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1074-1077

  Mould, T A J ^a   Chong, S ^a   Spencer, J A D ^a   Gallivan, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b University College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0029851191     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09585.x     Document Type: Article

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