title: Holding back: maternal readiness to give birth.
authors.affiliation: University of Wyoming.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barrows
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007748:Labor Stage, Second / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012752:Shame; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014743:Videotape Recording