The fourth trimester: a critical transition period with unmet maternal health needs

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 37-41

  Tully, Kristin P ^a   Stuebe, Alison M ^a,b   Verbiest, Sarah B ^b,c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; child; continuity of patient care; contraception ethics; contraception psychology; delivery of health care; family practice; female; humans; infant; integrated organization and administration; models, United States; newborn; nurse midwives; nurse's role; obstetrics; patient compliance statistics and numerical data; patient satisfaction; physician's role; postnatal care psychology; postnatal care standards; postnatal care utilization; postpartum experiences; pregnancy; qualitative research; social justice; theoretical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85018379125     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.03.032     Document Type: Article

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