A state-wide review of hospital postnatal care in Victoria, Australia: The views and experiences of midwives

Midwifery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-320

  Rayner, Jo Anne ^a   Forster, Della ^a   McLachlan, Helen ^a   Yelland, Jane ^a   Davey, Mary Ann ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Key informant interviews; Midwives' views; Postnatal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDWIFE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; VICTORIA;

EID: 48349113997     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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