Women's perceptions of COVID-19 and their healthcare experiences: A qualitative thematic analysis of a national survey of pregnant women in the United Kingdom

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2020, Pages

  Karavadra, Babu ^a   Stockl, Andrea ^a   Prosser Snelling, Edward ^a   Simpson, Paul ^a   Morris, Edward ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corona virus; COVID 19; Impact; Pregnancy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTISING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERNET ACCESS; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; PANDEMIC; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WEB BROWSER; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85092531975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03283-2     Document Type: Article

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