Women's perceptions of emotional support following childbirth: A qualitative investigation

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-224

  Fenwick, Jennifer ^a   Gamble, Jenny ^a   Creedy, Debra ^b   Barclay, Lesley ^c,d   Buist, Anne ^e   Ryding, Elsa Lena ^f  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Counselling; Emotional support; Midwives; Postnatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84874263683     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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