A qualitative study of the experiences of Taiwanese women having their first baby after the age of 35 years

Midwifery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-349

  Yang, Yu O ^a   Peden McAlpine, Cynthia ^b   Chen, Chung Hey ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lived experience; Older women; Phenomenology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 35548966341     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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