Preferences for mode of delivery after previous caesarean section: What do women want, what do they get and how do they value outcomes?

Health Expectations

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-404

  Emmett, Clare L ^a   Montgomery, Alan A ^a   Murphy, Deirdre J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Childbirth; Decision making; Treatment preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 81355160827     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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