Perceptions of motherhood: The effect of experience and knowledge on midwifery students

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-316

  Fraser, Diane M ^a   Hughes, Anita J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructs of midwifery; Experience of childbirth; Images of childbirth; Motherhood; Student midwives

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449154437     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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