The tortuous history of the implementation of early ambulation after delivery

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Published in:	Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Vol. 100; no. 2; pp. 90 - 96
Main Authors:	Van Stralen, K J, Terveer, E M, Doggen, C J M, Helmerhorst, F M, Vandenbroucke, J P
Format:	Book Review Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-02-2007 Royal Society of Medicine The Royal Society of Medicine
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Early Ambulation - history Female General aspects History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Medical sciences Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - history Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - prevention & control Professional Practice Reviews Risk Factors Venous Thrombosis - history Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control Medicine Early History Puerperium Case history Implementation
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Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 Funding This study was performed within the Department of Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. No funding for this study was received. Karlijn van Stralen is sponsored by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (912-03-033\| 2003). Elisabeth Terveer is a student at the University of Leiden. Acknowledgments We are very grateful to the (former) obstetricians and gynaecologists who helped us with this project. Professor Dr H J Huisjes and Professor Dr J F Schutte allowed time for personal interviews and were of great help. Professor Dr P E Treffers and Professor Dr J Bennebroek-Gravenhorst also made time for discussions on this topic. We would like to thank J W Schoones for helping us with the literature search in the library. We also thank Professor Dr F R Rosendaal and Sir I Chalmers for their comments on the manuscript. Correspondence to: J P VandenBroucke E-mail: J.P.VandenBroucke@LUMC.nl Competing interests None declared. Contributorship Karlijn van Stralen, Elizabeth Terveer, Carine Doggen, Frans Helmerhorst and Jan VandenBroucke were involved in the study design. Karlijn van Stralen and Elisabeth Terveer undertook the literature search and systematic review. Interviews with Professor Dr J F Schutte and Professor Dr H J Huisjes were held by Karlijn van Stralen and Elisabeth Terveer, while Frans Helmerhorst had discussions with Professor Dr P E Treffers and Professor Dr J Bennebroek-Gravenhorst. Karlijn van Stralen and Elisabeth Terveer prepared the paper with help from the other authors.
ISSN:	0141-0768 1758-1095
DOI:	10.1177/014107680710000225