Why women prefer epidural analgesia during childbirth: The role of beliefs about epidural analgesia and pain catastrophizing

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-282

  Van den Bussche, Eva ^a   Crombez, Geert ^b,c   Eccleston, Christopher ^d   Sullivan, Michael J L ^e  

^a Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Research Institute for Psychology and Health   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Childbirth; Epidural analgesia; Labour pain; Pain catastrophizing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILDBIRTH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FRIEND; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; NEEDLE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANXIETY; CULTURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846850466     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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