A comparative study of the effect of food consumption on labour and birth outcomes in Australia

Midwifery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-138

  Parsons, Myra ^a   Bidewell, John ^a   Griffiths, Rhonda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth outcome; Eating behaviour; Food; Labour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRINKING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR ONSET; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 34247877440     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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