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Original Article

Post-traumatic stress symptoms, parenting stress and mother-child relationships following childbirth and at 2 years postpartum

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Pages 141-146 | Received 17 Dec 2010, Accepted 10 Jun 2011, Published online: 09 Aug 2011

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