Identifying women requiring maternity high dependency care

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-66

  James, Alison ^a   Endacott, Ruth ^a   Stenhouse, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical deterioration; Levels of care; Maternity high dependency care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79151480080     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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