First time mothers' anxiety and depressive symptoms across the transition to motherhood: Associations with maternal and environmental characteristics

Women and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 61-77

  Sayil, Melike ^a   Güre, Aysen ^a   Uçanok, Zehra ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Maternal well being; Postnatal depressive symptoms; Prenatal anxiety; Transition to motherhood; Working mothers first time mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER; PERSONALITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WORK;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 33846624275     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v44n03_04     Document Type: Article

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