Do antenatal classes benefit the mother and her baby?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 94-101

  Spinelli, A ^a   Baglio, G ^a,b   Donati, S ^a   Grandolfo, M E ^a   Osborn, J ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antenatal classes; Childbirth; Delivery; Postnatal period; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; OBSERVATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SATISFACTION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037328827     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.2.94.101     Document Type: Article

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