A systematic review of midwife-led interventions to address post partum post-traumatic stress

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-184

  Borg Cunen, Nicole ^a,b   McNeill, Jenny ^a   Murray, Karen ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Intervention; Midwifery; Post traumatic stress syndrome; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; PERINATAL CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSING PROCESS; PERINATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84894246386     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.09.003     Document Type: Review

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