Second-stage positioning in nurse-midwifery practices part 1: Position use and preferences

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 320-325

  Hanson, Lisa ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NURSE MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032159326     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(98)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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