Effectiveness of primiparae and multiparae at soothing their newborn infants

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-215

  Kaitz, M ^a   Chriki, M ^a   Bear scharf, L ^a   Nir, T ^a   Eidelman, A I ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PARITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034203156     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320009596706     Document Type: Article

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