What information do parents want from the antenatal consultation?

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-196

  Yee, Wendy H ^a,b   Sauve, Reg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Rockyview General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antenatal consultation; Labour; Patient satisfaction; Physician patient communication; Premature

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 34248203153     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/12.3.191     Document Type: Article

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