Together or apart? A behavioural and physiological investigation of sleeping arrangements for twin babies

Midwifery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 404-412

  Ball, Helen L ^a  

^a Department of Anthropology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co bedding; Sleeping arrangements; Twin infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP; TWINS;

BEDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT CARE; PARENTS; SLEEP; TWINS;

EID: 35548975898     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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