English Midwives' Views and Experiences of Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring in Women at Low Obstetric Risk: Conflicts and Compromises

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 354-360

  Hindley, Carol ^a   Hinsliff, Sophie Wren ^a   Thomson, Ann M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

electronic fetal monitoring; evidence based practice; intermittent auscultation; midwives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIALIZATION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR ONSET; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREGNANCY; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33747840347     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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