Women's perceptions and experiences of fetal macrosomia

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 456-463

  Reid, Esther W ^a   McNeill, Jenny A ^a   Holmes, Valerie A ^b   Alderdice, Fiona A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Experiences; Macrosomia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT CARE; MACROSOMIA; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM;

FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NORTHERN IRELAND; POSTPARTUM PERIOD;

EID: 84897108048     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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