Attitudes towards mode of birth among Swedish midwives

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-44

  Gunnervik, C ^a,b   Josefsson, A ^b   Sydsjo A ^b   Sydsjo G ^b  

^a Varnamo Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caesarean; Maternal request; Midwives' attitudes; Mode of birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NURSING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

EID: 73549105934     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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