Barriers to early initiation of antenatal care in a multi-ethnic sample in South Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 127, Issue 1404, 2014, Pages 53-61

  Corbett, Sarah ^a   Chelimo, Carol ^b   Okesene Gafa, Kara ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; TIME; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84922019953     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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