Mothers' experiences of interacting with their premature infants

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-194

  Nicolaou, Marina ^a   Rosewell, Rebecca ^a   Marlow, Neil ^b   Glazebrook, Cris ^a  

^a School of Community Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mothers; Perceptions; Prematurity; Qualitative methods; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREMATURITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70549099726     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830801922796     Document Type: Article

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