Decision making in laboring women: Ethical issues for perinatal nurses

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-154

  Carlton, Troy ^a,b   Callister, Lynn Clark ^b   Stoneman, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth plans; Childbirth; Decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BENEFICENCE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LABOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 20444431180     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200504000-00011     Document Type: Review

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