From social to surgical: Historical perspectives on perineal care during labour and birth

Women and Birth

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 105-111

  Dahlen, Hannah G ^a   Homer, Caroline S E ^b   Leap, Nicky ^b   Tracy, Sally K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth; Midwifery; Obstetrics; Perineum; Surgical

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; BIRTHING POSITION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPISIOTOMY; EUROPE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; OBSTETRICS; PERINEAL CARE; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL CARE; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL SCIENCE;

EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PARTURITION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960889622     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2010.09.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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