Achieving a new balance: Women's transition to second-time parenthood

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-462

  O'Reilly, Maureen M ^a,b  

^a SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Southern New Hampshire Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Descriptive phenomenology; Marital relationship; Multiparity; Parenting; Second child; Sleep; Social support; Transition; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PARENTHOOD; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; SUPPORT GROUP; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FAMILY RELATION; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MARRIAGE; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PARITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 21244453501     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217504266911     Document Type: Article

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