Caesarean delivery or vaginal birth: Preference of Turkish pregnant women and influencing factors

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-158

  Buyukbayrak, E E ^a   Kaymaz, O ^a   Kars, B ^a   Karsidag, A Y K ^a   Bektas, E ^a   Unal, O ^a   Turan, C ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; Caesarean request; Delivery type preference; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCOME; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 76949087582     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443610903461436     Document Type: Article

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