The effectiveness of a Chinese midwives' antenatal clinic service on childbirth outcomes for primipare: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1689-1697

  Gu, Chunyi ^a   Wu, Xiaodan ^a   Ding, Yan ^a   Zhu, Xinli ^a   Zhang, Zheng ^a  

^a OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antenatal clinic; Caesarean section; Maternal satisfaction; Midwife; Model of care

Indexed keywords

ANTENATAL CLINIC; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL SATISFACTION; MIDWIFE; MODEL OF CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE MIDWIFE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANTENATAL CLINIC; CAESAREAN SECTION; MATERNAL SATISFACTION; MIDWIFE; MODEL OF CARE;

CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSE MIDWIVES; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84886100436     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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