Fathers' perspectives during pregnancy, postperinatal loss

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-86

  O'Leary, Joann ^a,b   Thorwick, Clare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fathering; Grief; Perinatal loss; Subsequent pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATHER; FEAR; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENDER IDENTITY; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FATHERS; FEAR; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GENDER IDENTITY; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33646201780     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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