Maternal concerns during early parenthood

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 720-727

  Kaitz, Marsha ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Concerns; Maternal anxiety; Mothers; Post partum; Worries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; PARENTHOOD; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDIZATION; WELLBEING; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 35448940525     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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