American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 186, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S160-S172 , May 2002

Pain and women's satisfaction with the experience of childbirth: A systematic review

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☆☆ Reprint requests: Professor Ellen Hodnett, RN, PhD, Maternal-Child Nursing Research Unit, 790 Bay St, Suite 950, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1N8, Canada.

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