Raising multiples: mental health of mothers and fathers in early parenthood

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 163-176

  Wenze, Susan J ^a,b   Battle, Cynthia L ^b,c,d   Tezanos, Katherine M ^b,c  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Multiples; Parent; Perinatal; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Twins

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; EXPECTANT FATHER; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL STRESS; PARENTHOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHER; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGY; TWINS;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TWINS;

EID: 84925342513     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-014-0484-x     Document Type: Review

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