The effects of father involvement during pregnancy on receipt of prenatal care and maternal smoking

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 595-602

  Martin, Laurie T ^a   McNamara, Michelle J ^a   Milot, Alyssa S ^a   Halle, Tamara ^a   Hair, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Father involvement; Maternal behaviors; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPOUSES;

EID: 35848962489     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0209-0     Document Type: Article

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