Principal components analysis of the Perceptions of Labour and Delivery Scale and revised scoring criteria

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Bailham, D ^a   Slade, P ^b   Joseph, Stephen ^c  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEAR; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 4444381778     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830410001723742     Document Type: Article

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