Parenting stress and psychosocial health in mothers with twin-twin transfusion syndrome managed with laser surgery: A preliminary study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 416-421

  Edwards, Dawn M ^a   Gray, Peter H ^a,b   Soong, Barbara ^a   Chan, Fung Yee ^a   Cincotta, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER SURGERY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247499467     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.2.416     Document Type: Article

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