Effect of a structured follow-up visit to a midwife on women with early miscarriage: A randomized study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-335

  Adolfsson, Annsofie ^a,b   Berterö, Carina ^b   Larsson, Per Göran ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early miscarriage; Grief; Midwife; Support; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THEORY; COUNSELING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INDUCED ABORTION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645461138     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500539376     Document Type: Article

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