Antenatal education for expectant mothers results in sustained improvement in knowledge of newborn care

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-97

  Weiner, E A ^a   Billamay, S ^b   Partridge, J C ^a   Martinez, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mother and Child Health Hospital   (Laos)

Author keywords

developing world; newborn care; patient education; preventive health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN CARE; NULLIPARA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PUERPERIUM; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAOS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MOTHERS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TEACHING;

EID: 79551637356     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.108     Document Type: Article

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