First time pregnant women's experiences in early pregnancy

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Modh, Carin ^a   Lundgren, Ingela ^a   Bergbom, Ingegerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; Experiences of pregnancy; Maternity care; Midwifery and pregnancy; Phenomenological Hermeneutic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874983865     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v6i2.5600     Document Type: Article

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