Mothers' sense of security in the first postnatal week: Interview study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-116

  Persson, Eva K ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^b   Kvist, Linda J ^a,c   Dykes, Anna Karin ^a,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maternity services; Midwives; Mothers; Postnatal; Sense of security

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; EMOTION; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMOTIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650123473     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05485.x     Document Type: Article

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