First-time mothers: Social support and confidence in infant care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 479-488

  Warren, Patricia Leahy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Confidence; First time mothers; Infant care practices; Postnatal; Public health nursing; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSTRUMENT; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PERINATAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 19744365339     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03425.x     Document Type: Article

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