Medical students' attitudes to caring for a young infant--can parenting a doll influence these beliefs?

L E Bath; S Cunningham; N McIntosh

doi:10.1136/adc.83.6.521

Medical students' attitudes to caring for a young infant--can parenting a doll influence these beliefs?

L E Bath, S Cunningham, N McIntosh

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Abstract

To investigate whether attitudes to parenting were altered in final year medical students following a period spent caring for a simulated infant.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	521-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
Volume	83
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.83.6.521
Publication status	Published - Dec 2000

Keywords

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Care
Male
Manikins
Parenting
Pediatrics
Professional-Family Relations
Questionnaires
Students, Medical

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