First-time mothers and changes in personality in relation to mode of delivery

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1636-1644

  Wiklund, Ingela ^a   Edman, Gunnar ^a   Larsson, Christina ^a   Andolf, Ellika ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; First time mothers; Midwifery; Mode of delivery; Personality changes; Pregnancy; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PARITY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARITY; PARTURITION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149131403     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05018.x     Document Type: Article

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