Women's experiences of labour pain and the role of the mind: An exploratory study

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1029-1035

  Whitburn, Laura Y ^a   Jones, Lester E ^a   Davey, Mary Ann ^a   Small, Rhonda ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catastrophising; Childbirth; Labour pain; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; CATASTROPHIZING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR PAIN; MINDFULNESS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CATASTROPHIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LABOR PAIN; MINDFULNESS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84905684066     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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