Who said childbirth is natural? The medical mission of grantly Dick Read

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 955-964

  Caton, Donald ^a,b  

^a Dept Anesth Obstet and Gynecol ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia: obstetric; Childbirth: Lamaze; natural; painless; Dick Read; National Birthday Trust; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029983239     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199604000-00024     Document Type: Article

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