Informed consent for epidural analgesia in labor

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 389-392

  Mann, Orina H ^b   Albers, Leah L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Primary Care Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDWIFE; NURSING; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031228786     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(97)00055-4     Document Type: Article

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