Epidural analgesia for labor pain: Whose choice?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-242

  Schytt, Erica ^a,b   Waldenstrm, Ulla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Center for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Epidural analgesia; Labor pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; PARITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 76449099725     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016340903280974     Document Type: Article

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