The emotional journey of labour-Women's perspectives of the experience of labour moving towards birth

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 371-377

  Dixon, Lesley ^a   Skinner, Joan ^b   Foureur, Maralyn ^c  

^a New Zealand College of Midwives   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feelings; Feminist standpoint methodology; Labour; Normal birth

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84894662544     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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