Methods of Stimulating the Onset of Labor: An Exploration of Maternal Satisfaction

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-387

  Knoche, Amber ^a   Selzer, Casey ^a   Smolley, Katherine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 45849114350     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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