Complexities of choice after prior cesarean: A narrative analysis

Birth

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-184

  Shorten, Allison ^a   Shorten, Brett ^b   Kennedy, Holly Powell ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth choices; Choice complexity; Narrative analysis; Previous cesarean; Trial of labor (TOL); Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRIAL OF LABOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; NARRATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRIAL OF LABOR; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 84901440449     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12082     Document Type: Article

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