Intercultural Caring From the Perspectives of Immigrant New Mothers

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 638-649

  Wikberg, Anita ^a   Eriksson, Katie ^a   Bondas, Terese ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Finland; Immigrant women; Intercultural caring; Maternity; Mother; New country; Observation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIGRANT; NEWBORN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SAMPLING STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866365287     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01395.x     Document Type: Article

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