Practices and views on fetal heart monitoring: A structured observation and interview study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-418

  Altaf, S ^a   Oppenheimer, C ^b   Shaw, R ^c   Waugh, J ^b   Dixon Woods, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal monitoring; Guidelines; Qualitative; Quality and safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDWIFE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 33645223719     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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