A prospective study of women's views of factors contributing to a positive birth experience

Midwifery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-46

  Lavender, Tina ^c   Walkinshaw, Stephen A ^a   Walton, Irene ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TIME; WORK;

ADULT; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033085121     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-6138(99)90036-0     Document Type: Article

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