Midwives and oral health care during pregnancy: Perceptions of pregnant women in south-western Sydney, Australia

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1087-1096

  George, Ajesh ^a   Johnson, Maree ^a   Duff, Margaret ^a   Ajwani, Shilpi ^b,c   Bhole, Sameer ^c   Blinkhorn, Anthony ^d   Ellis, Sharon ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Oral Health Promotion and Research   (Australia)

^c Sydney Local Health District   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Midwives; Nurses; Nursing; Oral health; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDWIFERY; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858290294     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03870.x     Document Type: Article

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