Support in the first stage of labour from a female relative: The first step in improving the quality of maternity services

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Khresheh, R ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Female relative support; Labour support; Maternal outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JORDAN; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 1; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JORDAN; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149415563     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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