Doulas as childbirth paraprofessionals: Results from a national survey

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 109-116

  Lantz, Paula M ^a   Low, Lisa Kane ^a   Varkey, Sanjani ^a   Watson, Robyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTAL MAIL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 19344371810     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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