FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBIRTH - RELATED FEAR AMONG SLOVAK WOMEN.
Aim: Aim of the study was to examine the intensity of childbirth-related fear, its components and relationship with selected variables (age, parity, and delivery history) among pregnant women in Slovakia. Design: The study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: A cross-section...
| Publicado en: | Central European Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 742 - 749 |
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Central European Journal of Nursing & Midwifery
2017
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