The impact of choice of maternity care on psychological health outcomes for women during pregnancy and the postnatal period

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 391-398

  Jomeen, Julie ^a   Martin, Colin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Choice; Maternity care; Pregnancy; Psychological outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMBRIDGE WORRY SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE FREE SELF ESTEEM INVENTORY; DELIVERY; EDINBURG POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PITTSBURG SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDWIFERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43149103656     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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