Effects of fathers' attendance to labor and delivery on the experience of childbirth in Turkey

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-231

  Gungor, Ilkay ^a   Beji, Nezihe Kizilkaya ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Childbirth experience; Fathers' roles in childbirth; Nursing care; Partner support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; TURKEY;

EID: 33846959784     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906292538     Document Type: Article

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