The early postnatal period: Exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Forster, Della A ^a,b   McLachlan, Helen L ^a   Rayner, Jo ^a   Yelland, Jane ^c   Gold, Lisa ^d   Rayner, Sharon ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER; PATIENT CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; PARENTING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VICTORIA;

EID: 49249095381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-8-27     Document Type: Article

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