Interactive effects of viewing a contraction monitor and information- seeking style on reported childbirth pain

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 501-516

  Shiloh, Shoshana ^a   Mahlev, Uri ^a,b   Dar, Reuven ^a   Ben Rafael, Zion ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b City Psychol Services of Tel Aviv   (Israel)

^c Hasharon Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Coping; Monitoring and blunting; Pain; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; PAIN;

EID: 0031741631     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018777700691     Document Type: Article

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