Women's perception of intrapartal care in relation to WHO recommendations

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2993-3003

  Sandin Bojö, Ann Kristin ^a   Larsson, Bodil Wilde ^a   Hall Lord, Marie Louise ^a,b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birth; Intrapartal care; Midwifery; Nurses; Nursing; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; WOMEN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 53849126142     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02123.x     Document Type: Article

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