How does preference for natural childbirth relate to the actual mode of delivery? A population-based cohort study from Norway

Birth

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-27

  Kringeland, Tone ^a,b   Daltveit, Anne Kjersti ^c   Møller, Anders ^b  

^a Høgskolen StordHaugesund ^*  (Norway)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Birth trends; Educational level; Natural birth; Parity; Self determination

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN;

EID: 77649149748     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2009.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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