A search for hope and understanding: An analysis of threatened miscarriage internet forums

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 650-656

  Betts, Debra ^a   Dahlen, Hannah G ^a   Smith, Caroline A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Internet forums; Pregnancy loss; Thematic analysis; Threatened miscarriage

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; INTERNET; MIDWIFE; NURSING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ABORTION, THREATENED; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84901261782     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.011     Document Type: Article

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