Validation of the Chichewa Perinatal PTSD Questionnaire and Chichewa Child Health Worry Scale

Malawian mothers regardless of gestation at birth find pregnancy to be a stressful period that triggers worry due to a fear of maternal death. Research has mostly focused on maternal depressive symptoms regardless of gestation. Limited literature exists on posttraumatic stress symptoms and maternal...

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Main Authors: Kaboni Whitney Gondwe, Qing Yang, Debra Brandon, Ellen Chirwa, Diane Holditch-Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139117301221