Second-stage labor care: Challenges in spontaneous bearing down

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-39

  Hanson, Lisa ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing care; Second stage labor; Spontaneous pusbing

Indexed keywords

EID: 63449118609     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e318196526b     Document Type: Article

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