First-time parents' experiences of home-based postnatal care in Sweden

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-137

  Johansson, Katarina ^a   Aarts, Clara ^b   Darj, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Early discharge; Home based postnatal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PARENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PARENTS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN;

EID: 77950795913     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009730903431809     Document Type: Article

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