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Asian Pac Isl Nurs J. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 July 06. Published in final edited form as: Asian Pac Isl Nurs J. 2016 ; 1(4): 149–161. doi:10.9741/23736658.1047.
Associations between Maternal Hormonal Biomarkers and Maternal Mental and Physical Health of Very Low Birthweight Infants
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June Cho, PhD, RN [Associate Professor], School of Nursing, Duke University, DUMC 3322, 307 Trent Dr., Durham, NC. 27710 USA, Phone: (919) 684-5292, Fax: (919) 681-8899 Xiaogang Su, PhD [Associate Professor], Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968 USA, Phone: (915) 747-6860 Vivien Phillips, BSN, RN [Research Nurse Coordinator], and Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1700 6th Avenue South, 176F Suite 9380G, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA, Phone: (205) 934-5771 Diane Holditch-Davis, PhD, RN, FAAN [Professor Emeritus] School of Nursing, Duke University, 4151 Pearson Building, DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710 USA, Phone: (919) 684-8862
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Introduction Maternal mental and physical health is important not only for maternal well-being but also for their infants' optimal health and development. Mothers usually experience more difficulties when their infants are at risk for health and development such as very low birthweight (VLBW, birthweight
Asian Pac Isl Nurs J. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 July 06. Published in final edited form as: Asian Pac Isl Nurs J. 2016 ; 1(4): 149–161. doi:10.9741/23736658.1047.
Associations between Maternal Hormonal Biomarkers and Maternal Mental and Physical Health of Very Low Birthweight Infants
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June Cho, PhD, RN [Associate Professor], School of Nursing, Duke University, DUMC 3322, 307 Trent Dr., Durham, NC. 27710 USA, Phone: (919) 684-5292, Fax: (919) 681-8899 Xiaogang Su, PhD [Associate Professor], Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968 USA, Phone: (915) 747-6860 Vivien Phillips, BSN, RN [Research Nurse Coordinator], and Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1700 6th Avenue South, 176F Suite 9380G, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA, Phone: (205) 934-5771 Diane Holditch-Davis, PhD, RN, FAAN [Professor Emeritus] School of Nursing, Duke University, 4151 Pearson Building, DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710 USA, Phone: (919) 684-8862
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Introduction Maternal mental and physical health is important not only for maternal well-being but also for their infants' optimal health and development. Mothers usually experience more difficulties when their infants are at risk for health and development such as very low birthweight (VLBW, birthweight
