Minimizing postpartum pain: A review of research pertaining to perineal care in childbearing women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 407-415

  Calvert, Susan ^b   Fleming, Valerie ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childbirth; Dyspareunia; Episiotomy; Midwifery; Obstetrics; Pain; Perineum; Physiotherapy; Postpartum; Recovery; Suturing; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; EPISIOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM; POSTNATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DISORDER; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SUTURING METHOD;

EPISIOTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERINEUM; POSTNATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SKIN CARE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034243915     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01491.x     Document Type: Article

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