Psychosocial Adaptation to Pregnancy Seven Dimensions of Maternal Role Development /

• Main Authors: Lederman, Regina. (Author), Weis, Karen. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Obstetrics.; Maternal and infant welfare.; Psychology, clinical.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Health Psychology.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Public Health/Gesundheitswesen.; Clinical Psychology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0288-7

Psychosocial Adaptation to Pregnancy: Seven Dimensions of Maternal Role Development Regina Lederman, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Karen L. Weis, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks City-Base TX The links between a pregnant womans physical health and her babys subsequent deve...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Acceptance of Pregnancy
• Identification with a Motherhood Role
• Relationship with Mother
• Relationship with Husband
• Preparation for Labor
• Prenatal Fear of Pain, Helplessness, And Loss of Control in Labor
• Prenatal Fear of Self-Esteem in Labor
• Prenatal and Postnatal Psychosocial Adaptation in Military Women
• Prenatal Adaptation among Multigravidas
• Quantitative and Qualitative Results
• Methods of Assessment: Psychosocial Adapatation to Pregnancy Questionnaire Scales and Interview Schedules, and Review of Interventions to Enhance Adaptation.