Mexican American mothers and fathers' prenatal attitudes and father prenatal involvement: Links to mother-infant interaction and father engagement

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 510-526

  Cabrera, Natasha J ^a   Shannon, Jacqueline D ^b   Mitchell, Stephanie J ^c   West, Jerry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mother child interactions; Parent involvement; Pregnancy intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749119166     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9576-2     Document Type: Article

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