Lesbian mothers’ experiences of maternity care in the UK

Midwifery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 203-211

  Wilton, Tamsin ^a   Kaufmann, Tara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MOTHER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0035463859     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/midw.2001.0261     Document Type: Article

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