The impact of the birth of the first child on a couple's relationship

Evidence Based Midwifery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-23

  Bateman, Lynda ^a   Bharj, Kuldip ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment to parenthood; Birth; Couple; First baby; First child; Marital satisfaction; Midwifery; Partner; Relationships; Spouse; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249171528     PISSN: 14794489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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