The Effect of Faith or Spirituality in Pregnancy: A Content Analysis

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Jesse, D Elizabeth ^a   Schoneboom, Chantel ^b   Blanchard, Amy ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

content analysis; pregnancy; religiosity; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; URBAN POPULATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; NARRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38449115231     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010106293593     Document Type: Article

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