Maternal position during the first stage of labor: A systematic review

Reproductive Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Souza, João P ^a   Miquelutti, Maria A ^a   Cecatti, Jose G ^a,b   Makuch, Maria Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Center for Mother and Child Research of Campinas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTHING POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE 1; LABOR SUPPORT; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33845438459     PISSN: 17424755     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-3-10     Document Type: Article

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