The role of mothers-in-law in antenatal care decision-making in Nepal: a qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Simkhada, Bibha ^a   Porter, Maureen A ^a   van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; MOTHER IN LAW; NEPAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954058659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-34     Document Type: Article

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