Australian women's perception of their preparation for and actual experience of a recent scheduled caesarean birth

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e131-e136

  Lewis, Lucy ^a,b   Hauck, Yvonne L ^a,b   Ritchie, Stephanie ^b   Barnett, Lisa ^b   Nunan, Heather ^b   Rivers, Catherine ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean birth; Qualitative; Scheduled caesarean; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84894684781     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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