Post partum haemorrhage
A significant blood loss from the genital tract of 500 mL or more post-birth.
Primiparous
A woman experiencing her first pregnancy.
Psychoanalytic psychology
A psychological theory based on Freudian psychology which focuses on analysing behaviour retrieved from the unconscious mind via dreams or association.
Qualitative
Research studying the ‘lived experience’ within its natural setting to make sense of and understand the lived phenomena and the meanings that people attribute to their experience.
Quantitive
Research based on statistical analysis of data.
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