Maternal perceptions of the infant: Relationship to maternal self-efficacy during the first six weeks' postpartum

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-338

  Fulton, Janet M ^a   Mastergeorge, Ann M ^a   Steele, Joel S ^a   Hansen, Robin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84863840308     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21323     Document Type: Article

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