Before and after: expectations and experiences of mothers concerning labour / O antes e o depois: expectativas e experiências de mães sobre o parto

Labour represents an important event in a woman's life, having a deep impact on the physical, emotional and social domains. It is anticipated during pregnancy, in the woman's fantasies and will be relived in the mother's memories. The present longitudinal study investigated the expect...

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Main Authors: Rita de Cássia Sobreira Lopes, Tagma Schneider Donelli, Carolina Mousquer Lima, Cesar A. Piccinini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2005-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722005000200013&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt