Peer-mentoring for first-time mothers from areas of socio-economic disadvantage: A qualitative study within a randomised controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Murphy, Christine A ^a,b   Cupples, Margaret E ^b   Percy, Andrew ^a   Halliday, Henry L ^b,c   Stewart, Moira C ^b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; PEER COUNSELING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY WORKER; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN RELATION; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; MIDWIFERY; PEER GROUP; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 42049093380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-46     Document Type: Article

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