A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Effect of Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia versus Patient Controlled Analgesia on Postcesarean Pain and Breastfeeding

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 339-346

  Woods, Anne B ^a,b   Crist, Barbara ^a,b   Kowalewski, Shirley ^a,b   Carroll, Joyce ^a,b   Warren, Joan ^a,b   Robertson, Joan ^a,b  

^a Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

^b MESSIAH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cesarean; Pain; Patient controlled analgesia; Patient controlled epidural analgesia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864319810     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01370.x     Document Type: Article

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