Cesarean section on maternal request: Reasons for the request, self-estimated health, expectations, experience of birth and signs of depression among first-time mothers

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-456

  Wiklund, Ingela ^a   Edman, Gunnar ^a   Andolf, Ellika ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth experience; Cesarean section on maternal request; First time mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34248575838     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701217913     Document Type: Article

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