Barriers to optimal social support in the postpartum period

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 445-454

  Barkin, Jennifer L ^a   Bloch, Joan R ^b   Hawkins, Kristina C ^a   Thomas, Tiffany Stanfill ^c  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to social support; Postpartum; Postpartum social support; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD CARE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; LIFE STYLE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PENNSYLVANIA; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84904460785     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12463     Document Type: Article

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