Pregnancy in women with physical disabilities

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-96

  Smeltzer, Suzanne C ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnancy in women with disabilities; Women with disabilities

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DELIVERY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POSTNATAL CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREJUDICE; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047193036     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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