The experiences of socioeconomically disadvantaged postpartum women in the first 4 weeks at home

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-206

  Kurtz Landy, Christine ^a   Sword, Wendy ^a   Valaitis, Ruta ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Postpartum care; Poverty; Social inequity; Social support; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649117998     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308329310     Document Type: Article

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