Are there inequalities in choice of birthing position?. Sociodemographic and labour factors associated with the supine position during the second stage of labour

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-448

  de Jonge, Ank ^a,b   Rijnders, Marlies E B ^b   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; Consumer choice; Educational status; Homebirth; Maternal age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MIDWIFE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDWIFERY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 67649628629     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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