Women's use of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnancy: A search for holistic wellbeing

Women and Birth

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 276-280

  Mitchell, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Holism; Midwifery services; Pregnancy; Women's expereinces

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MASSAGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; RELIGION; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLBEING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; DELIVERY; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NARRATION; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84919383719     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

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