Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ231797
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980
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Attitudes of New Parents towards Child and Spouse with Lamaze or Non-Lamaze Methods of Childbirth.
McClure, Robert F.; Brewer, R. Thomas
Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, v17 n1 p45-48 Spr 1980
Lamaze childbirth training was found to have no significant effects on attitudes towards spouse or child. It did have a significant anxiety-reducing effect with respect to childbirth. Parents using the Lamaze method had a more positive attitude about having a baby. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Birth, Family Life, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parents, Prenatal Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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