Women's experiences of attending a creative arts program during their pregnancy

Women and Birth

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 112-121

  Demecs, Ilona Pappne ^a   Fenwick, Jennifer ^b   Gamble, Jenny ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth education; Creative arts; Emotional well being; Midwifery; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DANCING; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN NEEDS; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; SINGING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STORYTELLING; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ART; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960893556     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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