What influences midwives in estimating labour pain?

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-93

  Williams, A C D C ^a   Morris, J ^a   Stevens, K ^a,b   Gessler, S ^c   Cella, M ^a   Baxter, J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MIDWIFE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURE; EMPATHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873695442     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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