Child care before 6 months of age: A qualitative study of mothers' decisions and feelings about employment and non-maternal care

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 471-502

  Leach, Penelope ^a   Barnes, Jacqueline ^a   Nichols, Michelle ^a   Goldin, Jon ^b   Stein, Alan ^c   Sylva, Kathy ^c   Malmberg, Lars Erik ^c   Altmann, Luc ^d   Davies, Beverley ^d   Godlieb, Jenny ^d   Hague, Lindsay ^d   Jennings, Denise ^d   Ram, Bina ^d   Triner, Angela ^d   Walker, Jo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Attachment; Infancy; Maternity leave; Separation; Working mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750547798     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.473     Document Type: Review

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