Women's perceptions of their right to choose the place of childbirth: An integrative review

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 380-390

  Hadjigeorgiou, Eleni ^a   Kouta, Christiana ^a   Papastavrou, Evridiki ^a   Papadopoulos, Irena ^a   Mårtensson, Lena B ^b,c  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthplace; Childbirth rights; Informed choices; Women's perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY ROOMS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARTURITION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861459422     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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