Support to woman by a companion of her choice during childbirth: A randomized controlled trial

Reproductive Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bruggemann, Odalea M ^a,b   Parpinelli, Mary A ^b   Osis, Maria J D ^c   Cecatti, Jose G ^b,c   Neto, Antonio S Carvalhinho ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Center for Mother and Child Research of Campinas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR ONSET; LABOR SUPPORT; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 34547620861     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-4-5     Document Type: Article

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