Who Is Well After Childbirth? Factors Related to Positive Outcome

Birth

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Henderson, Jane ^a   Redshaw, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal well being; Maternity survey; Positive outcome; Postnatal health

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CAUCASIAN; DELIVERY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELL-BEING; MATERNITY SURVEY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSITIVE OUTCOME; POSTNATAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL DISORDER; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

MATERNAL WELL-BEING; MATERNITY SURVEY; POSITIVE OUTCOME; POSTNATAL HEALTH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DISABLED PERSONS; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; PARTURITION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874982629     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12022     Document Type: Article

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