A controlled trial of early interventions to promote maternal adjustment and development in infants born with severe congenital heart disease

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 110-117

  McCusker, C G ^a,b   Doherty, N N ^a   Molloy, B ^a   Rooney, N ^a   Mulholland, C ^a   Sands, A ^a   Craig, B ^a   Stewart, M ^a,b   Casey, F ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Early interventions; Infant development; Maternal adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; GRIEF; GUILT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 73949115689     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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