Outcomes of physiological and active third stage labour care amongst women in New Zealand

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-74

  Dixon, Lesley ^a   Tracy, Sally K ^b   Guilliland, Karen ^a   Fletcher, Lynn ^c   Hendry, Chris ^c   Pairman, Sally ^d  

^a New Zealand College of Midwives   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c Midwifery and Maternity Provider Organisation ^*  (New Zealand)

^d OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active management of the third stage; Blood loss; Expectant (physiological) third stage; Postpartum haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR STAGE 3; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84872485797     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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