Experiences and perceptions of Ghanaian midwives on labour pain and religious beliefs and practices influencing their care of women in labour

Reproductive Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-7

  Aziato, Lydia ^a   Ohemeng, Hannah Antwi ^a   Omenyo, Cephas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Midwifery practice; Qualitative research; Religion; Religious artefacts; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; GHANAIAN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL CARE; ANALGESIA; GHANA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LABOR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 84994742900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0252-7     Document Type: Article

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