Australian midwives' knowledge of antenatal and postpartum depression: A national survey

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-361

  Jones, Cindy J ^a   Creedy, Debra K ^a,b   Gamble, Jenny A ^a,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c School of Nursing Midwifery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal depression; Depression; Emotional care; Health knowledge; Midwives; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDWIFE; PATIENT CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POSTNATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960077691     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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