Expressive writing for Chinese women with foetal abnormalities undergoing pregnancy termination: An interview study of women's perceptions

Midwifery

Volumn 79, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Qian, Jialu ^a,b   Yu, Xiaoyan ^b   Sun, Shiwen ^b   Zhou, Xiaoli ^a,b   Wu, Mengwei ^a,b   Yang, Mengye ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Zhejiang University School of Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Experiences; Expressive writing; Foetal abnormalities; Implementation; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CONGENITAL DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85073050924     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2019.102548     Document Type: Article

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