Quality of maternity care for adolescent mothers in Mbabane, Swaziland

International Nursing Review

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-46

  Mngadi, Patricia Thuli ^b   Thembi, I T ^c   Ransjo Arvidson A B ^a   Ahlberg, B M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Swaziland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent; Childbirth; Early Postpartum; Maternity Care; Social Support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; SWAZILAND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWAZILAND;

EID: 0036516429     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-7657.2002.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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