Fathers' sense of security during the first postnatal week-A qualitative interview study in Sweden

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Persson, Eva K ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^b   Kvist, Linda J ^a,c   Dykes, Anna Karin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Father; Participation; Postnatal; Sense of security

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84867397454     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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