Maternal appraisals of risk, coping and prenatal attachment among women hospitalised with pregnancy complications

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-85

  White, Olive ^a   McCorry, Noleen ^b   Scott Heyes, Geraldine ^a   Dempster, Martin ^b   Manderson, John ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Pregnancy; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 42149091692     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830801918455     Document Type: Article

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