Perceptions of risk and risk management among 735 women who opted for a home birth

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-172

  Lindgren, Helena E ^a,b   Rådestad, Ingela J ^b   Christensson, Kyllike ^a,b   Wally Bystrom, Kristina ^b   Hildingsson, Ingegerd M ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Planned home birth; Risk management; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949265570     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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