Maternal adjustment to the birth of a child: Primiparity versus multiparity

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-286

  Gameiro, Sofia ^a   Moura Ramos, Mariana ^a   Canavarro, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Motherhood; Parity; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CHILDBIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER; MULTIPARA; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRIMIPARA; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 70249087662     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830802350898     Document Type: Article

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