International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 806-814 , July 2010

Evaluation of the effects of a birth plan on Taiwanese women's childbirth experiences, control and expectations fulfilment: A randomised controlled trial

  • Su-Chen Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Nurse-Midwifery, National Taipei College of Nursing, 365 Ming-Te Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 2822 7101x3262; fax: +886 2 2826 3974.
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  • Kuan-Chia Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, National Taipei College of Nursing, 365 Ming-Te Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    • Tel.: +886 2 28227101x3170; fax: +886 2 2828 0219.
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  • Chi-Ho Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, National Taipei College of Nursing, 365 Ming-Te Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    • Tel.: +886 2 28227101x3198; fax: +886 2 2828 0219.
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  • Cherng-Chia Yang

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecological Department, St. Paul's Hospital, 123 Chien-Hsin St., Taoyuan City, Taiwan
    • Tel.: +886 3 361 3141; fax: +886 3 377 3373.
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  • Min-Yu Chang

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Department, Chang-Gun Hospital, 199 Tunghwa Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Tel.: +886 3 328 1200x8259; fax: +886 3 328 8252.
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  • Chien-Ming Tsao

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics Department, Ton Yen General Hospital, 69, Shiann-Jeng Ell Road, ChuPei City, Shin Chu County, Taiwan
    • Tel.: +886 3 5527000x1321; fax: +886 3 5527000x1358.
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  • Lie-Chu Lin

      Affiliations

    • Taichung Veterans’ General Hospital, 160, Taichung Harbor Rd., Sec. 3, Taichung 407, Taiwan
    • Tel.: +886 4 23592525x6060; fax: +886 4 23741367.

Received 21 November 2008 ,Revised 3 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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PII: S0020-7489(09)00368-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.11.012

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 806-814 , July 2010