International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

A randomized controlled trial comparing the physiological and directed pushing on the duration of the second stage of labor, the mode of delivery and Apgar score

Freshteh Jahdi
  • Freshteh Jahdi
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Maryam Shahnazari
  • Maryam Shahnazari
  • Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran.
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Maryam Kashanian
  • Maryam Kashanian
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Akbarabadi Teaching hospital, Tehran, Iran.
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Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani
  • Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Hamid Haghani
  • Hamid Haghani
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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  •  Accepted: 30 March 2011
  •  Published: 31 May 2011

Authors

Freshteh Jahdi
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Maryam Shahnazari
Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Maryam Kashanian
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Akbarabadi Teaching hospital, Tehran, Iran.

Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Hamid Haghani
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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