Providers' perspectives on the vaginal birth after cesarean guidelines in Florida, United States: A qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cox, Kim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDWIFE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY; AGED; DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053902222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-72     Document Type: Article

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