Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Following Waterbirth: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009 Cohort

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 11-20

  Bovbjerg, Marit L ^a   Cheyney, Melissa ^a   Everson, Courtney ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Midwives College of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Complications; Perineal trauma; Safety; Waterbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENITAL INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER BIRTH; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; MIDWIFE; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; PUERPERIUM; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

WATER;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENTION; MIDWIFERY; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE MIDWIVES; ODDS RATIO; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SAFETY; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84970928353     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12394     Document Type: Article

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