A survey of Russian women regarding the presence of a companion during labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-203

  Bakhta, Yekaterina ^a   Lee, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth attendant; Labor; Pregnancy; Russia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CHILDBIRTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR; LABORATORY TEST; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77951642139     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.01.021     Document Type: Article

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