Irish and New Zealand midwives' expertise in expectant management of the third stage of labour: The 'MEET' study

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 733-739

  Begley, Cecily M ^a   Guilliland, Karen ^b   Dixon, Lesley ^b   Reilly, Mary ^c   Keegan, Caroline ^d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b New Zealand College of Midwives   (New Zealand)

^c CAVAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Expectant management; Normal birth; Physiological management; Third stage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LABOR STAGE 3; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889667081     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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