Journey to confidence: Women's experiences of pain in labour and relational continuity of care

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-242

  Leap, Nicky ^a   Sandall, Jane ^a   Buckland, Sara ^a   Huber, Ulli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal groups; Confidence; Empowerment; Home birth; Midwifery continuity of carer; Promoting normal birth; Trust; Women's experiences of pain in labour

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPOWERMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PAIN; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952329960     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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