A randomized controlled trial of continuous labor support for middle-class couples: Effect on cesarean delivery rates

Birth

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-97

  McGrath, Susan K ^a,b   Kennell, John H ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Doula; Epidural analgesia; Labor support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOULA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR SUPPORT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 44349139499     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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