Women's experiences of being induced for post-date pregnancy

Women and Birth

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-9

  Gatward, Hilary ^a   Simpson, Michele ^b,c   Woodhart, Lyn ^b   Stainton, M Colleen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c Royal Hospital for Women   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Birth experiences; Induction; Post date pregnancy; Post dates pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LABOR, INDUCED; NARRATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749117550     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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