Underwater Birth

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 588-594

  Simpson, Kathleen Rice ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural childbirth; Perinatal patient safety; Underwater birth; Water birth; Water immersion during labor

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INFANT WELFARE; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; UNDERWATER BIRTH; WATER BIRTH; WATER IMMERSION DURING LABOR;

NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PERINATAL PATIENT SAFETY; UNDERWATER BIRTH; WATER BIRTH; WATER IMMERSION DURING LABOR;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

EID: 84883789167     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12235     Document Type: Article

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