How women with high risk pregnancies perceive interactions with healthcare professionals when discussing place of birth: A qualitative study

Midwifery

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-48

  Lee, Suzanne ^a   Ayers, Susan ^a   Holden, Des ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; High risk pregnancy; Homebirth

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK;

EID: 84961999768     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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