A public health perspective of women's experiences of antenatal care: An exploration of insights from a community consultation

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-216

  Thomson, Gill ^a   Dykes, Fiona ^a   Singh, Gulab ^b   Cawley, Lucinda ^b   Dey, Paola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Central Lancashire   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Antenatal care; Public health approach; Vulnerable women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84874250258     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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