Parental coping with sudden infant death after donor insemination: Case report

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1053-1056

  Conrad, Rupert ^a   Schilling, Guntram ^a   Liedtke, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Donor insemination; Psychological counselling; Secrecy; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BEREAVEMENT; CASE REPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIVORCE; EMOTION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MARITAL THERAPY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE; SHAME; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 18744396711     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh705     Document Type: Article

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