Mothers of babies requiring special care: Attitudes and experiences

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-120

  Redshaw, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PARITY; PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030742829     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646839708404538     Document Type: Article

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