Somali refugee women speak out about their needs for care during pregnancy and delivery

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-349

  Herrel, Nathaly ^a   Olevitch, Laura ^b   DuBois, Diana K ^b   Terry, Paul ^b   Thorp, Deborah ^b   Kind, Elizabeth ^b   Said, Abdi ^b  

^a Minnesota Intl Health Volunteers   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childbirth; Delivery; Health education; Labor; Minnesota; Refugees; Somalia

Indexed keywords

ANTIPAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MATERIALS; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRENATAL CARE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMALIA; TAPE RECORDER; TELEPHONE; VIDEOTAPE;

ADULT; ANECDOTES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MINNESOTA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; SOMALIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 3242756743     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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