Water births and the research required to assess the benefits versus the harms

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 726-729

  Davies, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; infant; newborn; parturition; water birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LABOR; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NEAR DROWNING; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; WATER BIRTH;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

EID: 84866247707     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01781.x     Document Type: Article

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