Parents' needs to talk about their experiences of childbirth

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-159

  Olin, Rose May ^a   Faxelid, Elisabeth ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Debriefing; Experiences of childbirth; Postpartum talk; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; EXPERIENCE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABOR; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIVES; PARENTS; PARTURITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0038458923     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2003.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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