Iranian obstetricians' views about the factors that influence pregnant women's choice of delivery method: A qualitative study

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bagheri, Azam ^a   Masoudi Alavi, Negin ^a   Abbaszadeh, Fatemeh ^a  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caesarean birth; Normal birth; Obstetrician; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; OBSTETRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PARTURITION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84875401779     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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