Family delivery from the standpoint of fathers-Can stereotypes of participant or non-participant father be fully justified?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Wielgos, Miroslaw ^a   Jarosz, Katarzyna ^b   Szymusik, Iwona ^a   Myszewska, Aleksandra ^c   Kaminski, Pawel ^a   Ziolkowska, Kinga ^a   Przybos, Andrzej ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b Municipal Hospital in Puck ^*

^c Ward of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Childbirth classes; Family delivery; Labor non participant; Labor participant; Standpoint of fathers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY ROOM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTION; EXPECTANT FATHER; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTIVATION; NON PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 34247329110     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.05.031     Document Type: Article

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