The effect of prenatal education on mother's quality of life during first year postpartum among Iranian women: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 169-174

  Bahrami, Nosrat ^a   Simbar, Masoumeh ^b   Bahrami, Somayeh ^a  

^a DEZFUL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health; Postpartum; Prenatal; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL CONSTITUTION AND HEALTH; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAINING;

EID: 84884390193     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: 20080778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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