Women's Perceptions of Communication in Pregnancy and Childbirth: Influences on Participation and Satisfaction with Care

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 827-834

  Heatley, Michelle L ^a   Watson, Bernadette ^a   Gallois, Cindy ^a   Miller, Yvette D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934858348     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1018587     Document Type: Article

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