Prenatal care: Limitations and opportunities

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 278-285

  Moos, Merry K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Centering; Enhanced prenatal care; Maternity; Midwifery; Prenatal; Prenatal quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRENATAL CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744470098     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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