Facts first, then reaction-Expectant fathers' experiences of an ultrasound screening identifying soft markers

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Åhman, Annika ^a   Lindgren, Peter ^b   Sarkadi, Anna ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fathers; Pregnancy; Soft markers; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FATHER; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FATHERS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SPOUSES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867398351     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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