A call for better care: The impact of postnatal contact services on women's parenting confidence and experiences of postpartum care in Queensland, Australia

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Miller, Yvette D ^a,b   Dane, Aimée C ^a   Thompson, Rachel ^b,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal confidence; Maternal satisfaction; Maternal child nursing; Postnatal care; Postpartum care; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME VISIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988584531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0635-9     Document Type: Article

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