Midwives' experience of using videoconferencing to support parents who were discharged early after childbirth

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 202-205

  Lindberg, Inger ^a   Öhrling, Kerstin ^a   Christensson, Kyllike ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PARENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 38449113712     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763307780908102     Document Type: Article

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