Anxiety during pregnancy and fetal attachment after in-vitro fertilization conception

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 176-182

  McMahon, Catherine A ^a,b   Ungerer, Judy A ^b   Beaurepaire, Janet ^a   Tennant, Christopher ^a   Saunders, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

IVF; Parental anxiety and attachment; Pregnancy specific measures; Psychological support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FATHER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031039737     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.1.176     Document Type: Article

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