A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Beake, Sarah ^a   Rose, Val ^b   Bick, Debra ^a   Weavers, Annette ^b   Wray, Julie ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958482252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-70     Document Type: Article

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