An exploration of the attitudes of attenders and non-attenders towards antenatal education

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-303

  Murphy Tighe, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antenatal education; Attenders; Attitudes; Non attenders; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; MOTHER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CURRICULUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77955555765     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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