A Q methodology study of women's experience of enduring postnatal perineal and pelvic floor morbidity

Midwifery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-334

  Herron Marx, Sandy ^a   Williams, Amanda ^b   Hicks, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiences; Postnatal pelvic floor morbidity; Postnatal perineal morbidity; Q methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NARRATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34547844347     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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