Maternal self-esteem after successful treatment for infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-89

  Cox, Sara Jane ^a   Glazebrook, Cris ^b   Sheard, Charlotte ^b   Ndukwe, George ^c   Oates, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; IVF; Parenting self efficacy; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MOTHERS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 30344448002     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1287     Document Type: Article

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