Hands-poised technique: The future technique for perineal management of second stage of labour? A modified systematic literature review

Midwifery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 274-279

  Petrocnik, Petra ^a   Marshall, Jayne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth; Hands on; Hands poised; Midwife; Second stage of labour

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIRTH; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARTURITION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84921272634     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.10.004     Document Type: Review

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