Women's perceptions and experiences of severe maternal morbidity - A synthesis of qualitative studies using a meta-ethnographic approach

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 158-169

  Furuta, Marie ^a   Sandall, Jane ^b   Bick, Debra ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Obstetric labour complication; Pregnancy complications; Qualitative research; Qualitative synthesis

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; META ANALYSIS; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84894282457     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.09.001     Document Type: Review

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