Kangaroo care on premature infant growth and maternal attachment and post-partum depression in South Korea

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 342-344

  Ahn, Hye Young ^a   Lee, Joohyun ^b   Shin, Hwa Jin ^a  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Woosong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attachment; Depression; Kangaroo care; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; KANGAROO CARE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SOUTH KOREA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADULT; CHILD CARE; EVALUATION STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; NEWBORN; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREGNANCY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77957864198     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq063     Document Type: Article

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