Midwives' perceptions of their role as facilitators of informed choice in antenatal screening

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 745-750

  Ahmed, Shenaz ^a   Bryant, Louise D ^a   Cole, Phyllis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Informed choice; Midwives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84878115038     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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