Hong Kong Chinese women's perception of support from midwives during labour

Midwifery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 66-72

  Holroyd, Eleanor ^a   Yin king, Lee ^b   Pui yuk, Lisa Wong ^c   Kwok hong, Frankie Yau ^d   Shuk lin, Bonnie Leung ^e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Wong Tai Sin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^e Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LABOR; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031159922     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-6138(97)90058-9     Document Type: Article

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