Intervention or interference? The need for expectant care throughout normal labour

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 160-164

  Begley, Cecily M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Active management of the third stage; Early cord clamping; Episiotomy; Induction of labour; Medico technical intervention; Normal labour

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 3; LOW RISK PATIENT; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMP; DELIVERY; OBSTETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; UMBILICAL CORD;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84922606156     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: 18775764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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