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Original Article

The role of prenatal, obstetric, and post-partum factors in the parenting stress of mothers and fathers of 9-month old infants

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Pages 47-55 | Received 25 Nov 2015, Accepted 15 Jan 2017, Published online: 09 Feb 2017

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