Maternal role development following childbirth among Australian women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-26

  Emmanuel, E ^a   Creedy, D K ^a,b   St John, W ^a   Gamble, J ^a   Brown, C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antenatal clinic; Childbearing women; Maternal role development; Midwifery; Prospective survey; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PARTURITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 52249117893     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04757.x     Document Type: Article

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