Knowledge and expectations of labour among primigravid women in the public health sector

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 461-464

  Ibach, F ^a   Dyer, Robert A ^a   Fawcus, S ^a   Dyer, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; DELIVERY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MATERNITY WARD; MOTIVATION; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34447097081     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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