Women's views of postnatal care in the context of the increasing pressure on postnatal beds in Australia

Women and Birth

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 128-133

  McLachlan, Helen L ^a   Gold, Lisa ^b   Forster, Della A ^a   Yelland, Jane ^c   Rayner, Joanne ^a   Rayner, Sharon ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Victorian Public Health Training Scheme   (Australia)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Midwifery; Organisation of care; Postnatal care; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; THEORY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349984752     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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