An exploration of obese pregnant women's views of being referred by their midwife to a weight management service

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 139-140

  Patel, Chloe ^a   Atkinson, Lou ^a   Olander, Ellinor K ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gestational weight management; Maternal obesity; Midwife; Pregnancy; Service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT CONTROL;

GESTATIONAL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL OBESITY; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; SERVICE;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDWIFERY; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84887610241     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: 18775764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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