Intrapartum care could be improved according to Swedish fathers: Mode of birth matters for satisfaction

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 195-201

  Johansson, Margareta ^a,b   Hildingsson, Ingegerd ^a,b,c  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Fathers; Intrapartum care; Parturition; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY ROOM; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MIDWIFE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

DEFICIENCY; FATHERS; INTRAPARTUM CARE; PARTURITION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; PARTURITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84881614912     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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