Maternal identity in preterm birth

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-29

  Reid, Tilly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Maternal identity; Motherhood; NICU; Preterm; Role transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT RELATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TOUCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOUCH;

EID: 0034153413     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136749350000400104     Document Type: Article

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