A review of nursing interventions to foster becoming a mother

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 568-582

  Mercer, Ramona T ^a   Walker, Lorraine O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Becoming a mother; Interventions fostering maternal role attainment; Maternal attachment; Maternal competence; Self confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845328491     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00080.x     Document Type: Review

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