Participant experiences of mindfulness-based childbirth education: A qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fisher, Colleen ^a   Hauck, Yvonne ^b   Bayes, Sara ^c,d   Byrne, Jean ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal education; Childbirth; Childbirth satisfaction; Mindfulness; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINDFULNESS BASED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; NULLIPARA; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PEDAGOGICS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PARTURITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868652126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-126     Document Type: Article

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