From diagnosis to birth parents' experience when expecting a child with congenital anomaly

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 348-354

  Áskelsdóttir, Björk ^a   Conroy, Sherrill ^b   Rempel, Gwen ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital anomaly; Early diagnosis; NICU; Parent preparation for birth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALBERTA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 63249126937     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANC.0000342768.94734.23     Document Type: Article

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