How much influence do women in Sweden have on caesarean section? A follow-up study of women's preferences in early pregnancy

Midwifery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-54

  Hildingsson, Ingegerd ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Maternal request; Medical birth register; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 39649117130     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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