Women and Birth
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , March 2010

Women's experiences of being induced for post-date pregnancy

  • Hilary Gatward

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
  • ,
  • Michele Simpson

      Affiliations

    • Outpatients Department, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
    • Centre for Women's Health Nursing, Royal Hospital for Women, Australia
  • ,
  • Lyn Woodhart

      Affiliations

    • Antenatal Unit, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
  • ,
  • M. Colleen Stainton

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • Centre for Women's Health Nursing, Royal Hospital for Women, Australia

Received 17 October 2007 ,Revised 22 June 2009 ,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.06.002

Women and Birth
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , March 2010