Home care after early discharge: Impact on healthy mothers and newborns

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 927-934

  Askelsdottir, Björk ^a   Jonge, Willemien Lam de ^a   Edman, Gunnar ^b   Wiklund, Ingela ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Tiohundra AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Length of stay; Postnatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

BREAST FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTNATAL CARE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880042390     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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