Sharing motherhood: Maternal Jealousy among Lesbian co-mothers

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-217

  Pelka, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Assisted insemination; Attachment; Co mothers; In vitro fertilization; Jealousy; Lesbian couples; Lesbian mothers; New reproductive technologies

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; LESBIAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOPTION; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; JEALOUSY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449162937     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802623164     Document Type: Article

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