Designing out the Fear Cascade to increase the likelihood of normal birth

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 819-825

  Stenglin, Maree ^a,b   Foureur, Maralyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binding; Birth; Design; Environment

Indexed keywords

BINDING; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PAIN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

BINDING; BIRTH; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENT;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84880035600     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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