An investigation into the feasibility of comparing three management options (augmentation, conservative and water) for nulliparae with dystocia in the first stage of labour

Midwifery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-43

  Cluett, Elizabeth R ^a   Pickering, Ruth M ^a   Brooking, Julia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BATH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 1; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BATHS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DYSTOCIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PRESENTATION; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; MIDWIFERY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WATER;

EID: 0035279306     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/midw.2000.0233     Document Type: Article

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