Preparation for parenting multiple birth children

Early Human Development

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 371-378

  Leonard, Linda G ^a   Denton, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Multiple pregnancy; Parenting; Prenatal education; Triplets; Twins

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33744746582     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.03.009     Document Type: Review

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