The easy option? Australian findings on mothers' perception of elective Caesarean as a birth choice after a prior Caesarean section

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-279

  McGrath, Pam ^a   Ray Barruel, Gillian ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth choices; Elective caesarean; Qualitative research; VBAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUEENSLAND; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 70350717706     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01762.x     Document Type: Article

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