Caring for women wanting a vaginal birth after previous caesarean section: A qualitative study of the experiences of midwives and obstetricians

Women and Birth

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 3-8

  Foureur, Maralyn ^a   Turkmani, Sabera ^a   Clack, Danielle C ^a   Davis, Deborah L ^b,c   Mollart, Lyndall ^a   Leiser, Bernadette ^d   Homer, Caroline S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c ACT Government   (Australia)

^d Central Coast Local Health District ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Caesarean section, repeat; Midwifery; Obstetrics; Vaginal birth after caesarean

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICIAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADULT; BIRTH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMPATHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE MIDWIFE; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPEAT CESAREAN SECTION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; PARTURITION; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 85006513354     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2016.05.011     Document Type: Article

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