The role of antenatal and postnatal social support for pregnant women with a body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 564-567

  Smith, Debbie ^a   Taylor, Wendy ^b   Lavender, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Maternal obesity; Postnatal care; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907551256     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2014.22.8.564     Document Type: Article

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