Expectant fathers' experience during labor with or without epidural analgesia

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-115

  Capogna, G ^a   Camorcia, M ^a   Stirparo, S ^a  

^a Citta di Roma Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Labor and delivery; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EXPECTANT FATHER; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR STAGE; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NULLIPARA; PARENTAL STRESS; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947140275     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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