'She was a person, she was here': The experience of late pregnancy loss in Australia

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-76

  Lee, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

qualitative methods; termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH RATE; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; LATE PREGNANCY LOSS; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 84860702966     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2012.661849     Document Type: Article

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