Information-hungry and disempowered: A qualitative study of women and their partners' experiences of severe postpartum haemorrhage

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 791-799

  Snowdon, Claire ^a   Elbourne, Diana ^a   Forsey, Mary ^b   Alfirevic, Zarko ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Postpartum haemorrhage; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891696697     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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