Managing the first period at home with a newborn: A grounded theory study of mothers' experiences

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 654-662

  Hjälmhult, Esther ^a   Lomborg, Kirsten ^a,b  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Grounded theory; Home visit; Integrity; Motherhood; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTHERS; NORWAY; PARENTING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869096258     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.00974.x     Document Type: Article

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