"I Wasn't Alone"-A Study of Group Prenatal Care in the Military

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-183

  Kennedy, Holly Powell ^a   Farrell, Trisha ^a   Paden, Regina ^a   Hill, Shannon ^a   Jolivet, Rima ^a   Willetts, Jacqueline ^a   Rising, Sharon Schindler ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

CenteringPregnancy; group health care; military pregnancy; prenatal care; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349168977     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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