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Mothers' experiences on the postnatal ward
Author(s) -
EISER CHRISTINE,
EISER J. RICHARD
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1985.tb00476.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , medicine
Summary Interviews were conducted with 60 primiparous women about their experiences of labour and delivery, and education about child care received on the postnatal ward. The results indicated that many had misgivings and unanswered questions about their labour and delivery. Teaching of child care was apparently unsystematic. It is concluded that many opportunities for educating women about child care are lost on the postnatal ward.