Pregnancy Planning and Diabetes: A Qualitative Exploration of Women's Attitudes Toward Preconception Care

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 396-402

  Mccorry, Noleen K ^a   Hughes, Clare ^a   Spence, Dale ^a   Holmes, Valerie A ^a   Harper, Roy ^a  

^a Marie Curie Hospice Belfast ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Care seeking; Diabetes; Health care delivery; Preconception; Pregnancy planning; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EMOTIONS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863511174     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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