Deciding when it's labor: The experience of women who have received antepartum care at home for preterm labor

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 509-515

  Palmer, Lynne ^a   Carty, Elaine ^b  

^a SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antepartum care; Authoritative knowledge; Canada; Grounded theory; Maternal attitudeS; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Preterm premature labor; Qualitative studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33748361556     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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