Do families after early postnatal discharge need new ways to communicate with the hospital? A feasibilility study

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 725-732

  Danbjørg, Dorthe Boe ^a   Wagner, Lis ^a   Clemensen, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Early postnatal discharge; New ways to communicate; Postnatal follow up; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84901257170     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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