Midwives' experiences of encountering women seeking an abortion

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 231-237

  Lindström, Meta ^a   Jacobsson, Lars ^b   Wulff, Marianne ^b   Lalos, Ann ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abortion motive; Emotion; Midwife; Misgivings; Termination of pregnancy; Working experience

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDWIFE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 35649003950     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820701343505     Document Type: Article

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