An exploration and description of student midwives' experiences in offering continuous labour support to women/couples

Midwifery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-459

  Thorstensson, Stina ^a   Nissen, Eva ^a,b   Ekström, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Continuous labour support; Establishing rapport; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STUDENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WRITING;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING; SWEDEN; WRITING;

EID: 55149087728     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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