The meaning of "control" for childbearing women in the US

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 769-776

  Namey, Emily E ^a   Lyerly, Anne Drapkin ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Control; Good birth; Meaning; USA; Woman centered care

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL CARE; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NARRATION; PARTURITION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955085727     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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