Is a midwife's continuous presence during childbirth a matter of course? Midwives' experiences and thoughts about factors that may influence their continuous support of women during labour

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-95

  Aune, Ingvild ^a   Amundsen, Hanne Hvaal ^b   Skaget Aas, Lene Christina ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Innlandet Hospital HF   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Continuous presence; Health promotion; Midwifery ideology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NORWAY; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NORWAY; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84889653133     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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