Infant-holding biases in mothers and affective symptoms during pregnancy and after delivery

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-121

  Vauclair, Jacques ^a   Scola, Céline ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Handedness; Infant holding biases; Maternal affective symptoms; Newborns

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049129251     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.594     Document Type: Article

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