Communication from the news of the birth of a child with Down Syndrome: the effect of a discouraging prediction

Objective: to know how health workers give the news of the birth of a child with Down syndrome (ds). Methodology: qualitative, ethnographic. Involved 20 mothers and one grandmother were semistructured interviews and field observations. Results: the news of the birth of the child with ds occurs in a...

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Main Authors: Gloria M. Alcaraz L, Miriam Bastidas A
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2011-05-01
Series:Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/fnsp/article/view/7559/8065