How first-time mothers cope with child care while still in the maternity ward

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-104

  Tarkka, Marja Terttu ^a   Paunonen, Marita ^a   Laippala, Pekka ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child care; First time motherhood; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034174901     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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