A study of prenatal attachment with Swedish and Polish expectant mothers

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-384

  Bielawska Batorowicz, Eleonora ^a   Siddiqui, Anver ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross cultural differences; Maternal attachment; Pregnancy; Prenatal attachment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLAND; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL ATTACHMENT INVENTORY; PRENATAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

EID: 55849083540     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830802426144     Document Type: Article

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