Cross sectional study of Australian midwives knowledge and use of sterile water injections for pain relief in labour

Women and Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages e74-e79

  Lee, Nigel ^a,b   Martensson, Lena B ^c,d   Kildea, Sue ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Labour; Midwifery practice; Pain relief; Sterile water injections

Indexed keywords

STERILE WATER;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WORKSHOP;

EID: 84869883350     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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