Management of the third stage of labour-focus group discussions with Swedish midwives

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 609-614

  Jangsten, Elisabeth ^a,b   Hellström, Anna Lena ^b,c   Berg, Marie ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Focus group; Midwives' management of the third stage of labour; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149412814     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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