A web-based survey of midwives' perceptions of women using the Internet in pregnancy: A global phenomenon

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-281

  Lagan, Briege M ^a   Sinclair, Marlene ^b   Kernohan, W George ^b  

^a University of Ulster at Jordanstown ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Midwives perception; Pregnant women; Web based questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSE MIDWIFE; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CHANGE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79953181703     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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