Fathers in the birth room: What are they expecting and experiencing? A phenomenological study

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 588-594

  Longworth, Heather L ^a   Kingdon, Carol K ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disconnection; Fathers; Midwives; Parentcraft; Presence at birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DELIVERY ROOM; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MALE; NEWBORN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY ROOMS; ENGLAND; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052649274     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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