The meanings of labour pain or the layers of an onion? A woman-oriented view

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-141

  Mander, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OBSTETRIC CARE; PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034118864     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830050008378     Document Type: Article

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