BMC Medicine

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More in hope than expectation: a systematic review of women's expectations and experience of pain relief in labour

Joanne E Lally1*, Madeleine J Murtagh1, Sheila Macphail2 and Richard Thomson1

Author Affiliations

1 Institute of Health and Society, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK

2 Women's Services, 3rd Floor Leazes Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK

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BMC Medicine 2008, 6:7 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-6-7

Published: 14 March 2008

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Qualitative papers included in review. Complete list of the qualitative papers included in this review.

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Quantitative papers included in review. Complete list of the quantitative papers included in this review.

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