Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 512-518

  Hollins Martin, Caroline Joy ^a   Robb, Yvonne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Control; Parenthood education; Pregnancy; Qualitative; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; CHOICE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTHOOD EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE; CONTROL; PARENTHOOD EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARTURITION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84886801051     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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