Parents' experiences of early discharge after a planned caesarean section: A qualitative interpretive study

Midwifery

Volumn 86, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Knudsen, Randi Karkov ^a   Kruse, Anne Raabjerg ^b,c   Lou, Stina ^d,e  

^a HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b REGIONAL HOSPITAL WEST JUTLAND   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d DEFACTUM Public Health and Health Services Research   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Length of stay; Parenting; Patient discharge; Postnatal care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PARENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85082698925     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102706     Document Type: Article

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