title: While You Are Waiting: a family-focused antepartum support program.
abstract: While You Are Waiting is an antepartum support program developed for hospitalized, high-risk pregnant women. The goal of the program is to provide an atmosphere for the mother that will minimize the adverse effects of long-term activity restrictions and prolonged hospitalization. The program focuses on 4 key opportunities to promote optimal outcomes: education, support, recreation, and outreach. Details of the program and preliminary outcome data are provided.
authors.affiliation: St John's Mercy Medical Center, St Louis, MO 63141, USA. thorke@stlo.mercy.net
authors.forename: Kathleen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Thorman
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McLean
mesh_terms: D001510:Bed Rest / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D022143:Family Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011998:Recreation; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*