Seeing it through their eyes: A qualitative study of the pregnancy experiences of women with a body mass index of 30 or more

Health Expectations

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 222-233

  Lavender, Tina ^a   Smith, Debbie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Maternal obesity; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84961215372     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12339     Document Type: Article

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