The novice birthing: theorising first-time mothers' experiences of birth at home and in hospital in Australia

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-63

  Dahlen, Hannah G ^a   Barclay, Lesley M ^b   Homer, Caroline S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth experience; Homebirth; Hospital; Midwives; Mothers; Primigravida

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PARITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PARITY; PARTURITION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549086094     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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