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First-time fathers and stressors in the postpartum period

Melissa Amanti Pollock1, Linda C Amankwaa, Adansi A Amankwaa

  • 1MELISSA POLLOCK is a nurse practioner in the field of pediatrics in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

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