Relationships and parenthood in couples after assisted reproduction and in spontaneous primiparous couples: A prospective long-term follow-up study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3242-3250

  Sydsjö, Gunilla ^a   Wadsby, Marie ^a   Kjellberg, Svante ^a   Sydsjö, Adam ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; Couples' relationships; Infertility; Parental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTHOOD; PARTHENOGENESIS; PERSONALITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; TEMPERAMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1842865937     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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