She leads, he follows - Fathers' experiences of a planned home birth. A Swedish interview study

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-70

  Lindgren, Helena ^a,b   Erlandsson, Kerstin ^c  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Father's experiences; Home birth; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FATHER; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDWIFE; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FATHERS; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953028278     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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