Post-traumatic growth in women after childbirth

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 457-471

  Sawyer, Alexandra ^a   Ayers, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Coping; Resilience post traumatic growth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARTURITION; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449590285     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440701864520     Document Type: Article

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