New parents' experiences of postnatal care in Sweden

Women and Birth

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 105-113

  Hildingsson, Ingegerd M ^a,b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Parents; Patient satisfaction; Postnatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DELIVERY ROOMS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548126198     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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