Pregnancy planning and antenatal health behaviour: Findings from one maternity unit in Turkey

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-347

  Arslan Özkan, Ilkay ^a   Mete, Samiye ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antenatal health behaviour; Pregnancy nutrition and weight gain; Pregnancy planning

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SMOKING; TURKEY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 77955554333     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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