Early pushing urge in labour and midwifery practice: A prospective observational study at an Italian maternity hospital

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the early pushing urge (EPU) incidence in one maternity unit and explore how it is managed by midwives. The relation to some obstetric outcomes was also observed but not analysed in depth. DESIGN: prospective observational study. SETTING: Italian maternity hospital. SAMP...

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Main Authors: Borrelli, Sara E., Locatelli, Anna, Nespoli, Antonella
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2013
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39924/