Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 141-148 , December 2008

Partner support in the childbearing period—A follow up study

  • Ingegerd Hildingsson

      Affiliations

    • Mid Sweden University, Department of Health Science, SE-85170 Sundsvall, Sweden
    • Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women and Child health, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Health Science, Mid Sweden University, SE-85170 Sundsvall, Sweden. Tel.: +46 60 1485; fax: +46 60 1910.
    • ,
  • Maria Tingvall

      Affiliations

    • Mälardalen University, Department of Caring and Public Health Science, Box 1020, SE-72126 Västerås, Sweden
    • ,
  • Christine Rubertsson

      Affiliations

    • Mälardalen University, Department of Caring and Public Health Science, Box 1020, SE-72126 Västerås, Sweden

Received 5 June 2008 ,Revised 4 July 2008 ,Accepted 7 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2008.07.003

Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 141-148 , December 2008

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