Satisfaction in childbirth and perceptions of personal control in pain relief during labour

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 877-884

  McCrea, B Hally ^a   Wright, Marion E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Education; Expectations of pain; Labour pain; Maternity services; Pain relief; Parity; Personal control; Satisfaction; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033109030     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00961.x     Document Type: Article

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