Mobile technologies and communication strategies in an urban Midwifery Group Practice setting. An exploratory study

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 235-239

  Forti, Amanda ^a,b   Stapleton, Helen ^a,b   Kildea, Sue ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caseload; Continuity; Maternity; MGP; MHealth; Midwifery; SMS; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; TELECOMMUNICATION; URBAN AREA;

CASELOAD; CONTINUITY; MATERNITY; MGP; MHEALTH; MIDWIFERY; SMS; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84888374288     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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