Stress, maternal role competence, and satisfaction among Chinese women in the perinatal period

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-39

  Ngai, Fei Wan ^a   Chan, Sally Wai Chi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Maternal role competence and satisfaction; Perinatal period; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; SATISFACTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855289383     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20464     Document Type: Article

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