Women's positions during the second stage of labour: Views of primary care midwives

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-356

  De Jonge, Ank ^a,b   Teunissen, Doreth A M ^a   Van Diem, Mariet Th ^c   Scheepers, Peer L H ^d   Lagro Janssen, Antoine L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birthing positions; Empirical research report; Focus groups; Informed choice; Labour; Midwives; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LABOR STAGE 2; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NETHERLANDS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NETHERLANDS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 47849111603     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04703.x     Document Type: Article

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