Mothers of children with Down syndrome reflect on their postnatal support

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-77

  Skotko, Brian ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Down syndrome; Medical support; Postnatal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14644404232     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0928     Document Type: Review

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