Somali women's experience of childbirth in the UK: Perspectives from Somali health workers

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-186

  Straus, Lianne ^a   McEwen, Andy ^a   Hussein, Faduma Mohamed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Waltham Forest Primary Care Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Circumcision; Female; Pregnancy; Somali

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SOMALIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOMALIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 61749096172     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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