Mobility and maternal position during childbirth in Tanzania: An exploratory study at four government hospitals

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Lugina, Helen ^a   Mlay, Rose ^a   Smith, Helen ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; TANZANIA;

EID: 2642525326     PISSN: 14712393     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-4-3     Document Type: Article

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