Depression in the early postpartum period and attachment to children - In mothers of NICU infants

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-110

  Nagata, Masako ^a   Nagai, Yukiyo ^a   Sobajima, Hisanori ^a   Ando, Tsunesaburo ^a   Honjo, Shuji ^b  

^a NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Low birth weight infants; Maternal attachment; NICU; Postpartum period; Social support; Zung's self rating depression scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244219922     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.339     Document Type: Article

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