Keeping birth normal: Research findings on midwifery care during childbirth

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 554-560

  Kennedy, Holly Powell ^a   Shannon, Maureen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment of care; Labor support; Midwifery presence; Normal birth

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; ADULT; ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANECDOTES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21244495592     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217504268971     Document Type: Article

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