Iranian mothers' selection of a birth method in the context of perceived norms: A content analysis study

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 804-809

  Abbaspoor, Zahra ^a   Moghaddam Banaem, Lida ^a   Ahmadi, Fazlollah ^a   Kazemnejad, Anooshirvan ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Iranian women; Maternal request; Socio cultural norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MOTHER; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL NORM; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MOTHERS; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL NORMS;

EID: 84901994132     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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