Mothers' attitudes to preterm infants.
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Bidder, R. T., Crowe, E. A., and Gray, 0. P. (1974). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 49, 766. Mothers' attitudes to preterm infants. Mothers' attitudes to their preterm and term children were examined and compared using the SemanticDifferential and an interview related to the experiences of mothers during pregnancy and after birth. It was postulated that mothers would show more concern for their preterm infant than their term infant, but this hypothesis was not supported by the results. The attitudes of mothers were analysed and the only statistical significance was in the concept 'strong-weak', which indicated that mothers see their preterm child
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 49 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974