Prenatal views of baby and parenthood: Association with sociodemographic and pregnancy factors

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-250

  Pajulo, Marjaterttu ^a,b   Helenius, Hans ^c   Mayes, Linda ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b University of Turku ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNITY WARD; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTHOOD; PARITY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33646797452     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20090     Document Type: Article

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