"Struggling with daily life and enduring pain" : A qualitative study of the experiences of pregnant women living with pelvic girdle pain

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Persson, Margareta ^a   Winkvist, Anna ^b   Dahlgren, Lars ^c   Mogren, Ingrid ^c  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiences; Pelvic girdle pain; Pregnancy; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84877615621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-111     Document Type: Article

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