Postpartum Health Information Seeking Using Mobile Phones: Experiences of Low-Income Mothers

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-21

  Guerra Reyes, Lucia ^a   Christie, Vanessa M ^a   Prabhakar, Annu ^b   Harris, Asia L ^a   Siek, Katie A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health IT; Internet; Low income women; Mobile phones; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; MOTHER; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CELL PHONE; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84988353050     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2185-8     Document Type: Article

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