An Exploration of Decision-Making Processes on Infant Delivery Site from the Perspective of Pregnant Women, New Mothers, and Their Families in Northern Karnataka, India

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2074-2080

  Blanchard, Andrea Katryn ^a   Bruce, Sharon Gail ^a   Jayanna, Krishnamurthy ^a,b   Gurav, Kaveri ^b   Mohan, Haranahalli L ^a,b   Avery, Lisa ^a   Moses, Stephen ^a   Blanchard, James Frederick ^a   Ramesh, Banadakoppa M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

Author keywords

Infant delivery sites; Maternal and child health; Qualitative research; Reproductive health; Rural India

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84938418121     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1720-3     Document Type: Article

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