Parents' experiences and perceptions of group-based antenatal care in four clinics in Sweden

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 502-508

  Andersson, Ewa ^a   Christensson, Kyllike ^a   Hildingsson, Ingegerd ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experience; Group based antenatal care; Midwife; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871705209     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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