Relationship between parental knowledge of fetal gender and newborns' birthweight among Jordanian families

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Al Akour, Nemeh ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Fetal gender; Gender preference; Jordan; Prenatal knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 68549096147     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01734.x     Document Type: Article

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