Childbirth experiences of professional Chinese Canadian women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 748-755

  Brathwaite, Angela Cooper ^a,c   Williams, Charmaine C ^b  

^a Durham Regional Health Department   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian; Childbirth; Childbirth rituals; Chinese; Culture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILDBIRTH; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMIGRATION; MATERNAL CARE; NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; CHINA; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDWIFERY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; PARTURITION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 21244449923     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217504270671     Document Type: Article

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