Lack of patient preparation for the postpartum period and patients' satisfaction with their obstetric clinicians

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 115, Issue 2 PART 1, 2010, Pages 284-289

  Howell, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MOOD CHANGE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; TELEPHONE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA BLEEDING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 76549106910     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c8b39b     Document Type: Article

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