Maternal distress: A concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2104-2115

  Emmanuel, Elizabeth ^a   St John, Winsome ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Depression; Maternal distress; Midwifery; Mothers; Nursing; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRTH; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955238229     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05371.x     Document Type: Article

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