Women want proactive psychosocial support from midwives during transition to motherhood: A qualitative study

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Seefat van Teeffelen, Ans ^a   Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne ^b   Korstjens, Irene ^b  

^a Isis Health Care Consult ^*  (Netherlands)

^b University of Midwifery Education and Studies Maastricht   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pregnant women; Psychosocial support; Qualitative research; Transition to motherhood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NETHERLANDS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251527199     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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