The lived experience of pregnancy while carrying a child with a known, nonlethal congenital abnormality

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 732-740

  Hedrick, Jane ^a  

^a Saint Luke's College   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Congenital abnormality; Fetal abnormality; Maternal fetal attachment; Pregnancy experience; Prenatal attachment; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal screening; Prenatal testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 28144434714     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217505282020     Document Type: Article

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