An emerging "maternal near-miss syndrome": Narratives of women who almost died during pregnancy and childbirth

Birth

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-158

  Souza, Joao P ^a   Cecatti, Jose G ^a   Parpinelli, Mary A ^a   Krupa, Fabiana ^a   Osis, Maria J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Maternal near miss; Narrative; Qualitative research; Severe maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL NEAR MISS SYNDROME; MATERNAL STRESS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORBIDITY; NARRATION; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949156480     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2009.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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