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Feelings and the need for information and counselling of expectant parents of twins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Kristien Nys ,
Hilde Colpin ,
Agnes De Munter  and
Lieve Vandemeulebroecke
Kristien Nys*
Affiliation:
Center for Family Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. kristien.nys@ped.kuleuven.ac.be
Hilde Colpin
Affiliation:
Center for Family Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
Agnes De Munter
Affiliation:
Center for Methodology, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven.
Lieve Vandemeulebroecke
Affiliation:
Center for Family Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
*
*Correspondence: Kristien Nys, Catholic University of Leuven, Center for Family Studies, Vesaliusstraat 2, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel: 0032 16 32 62 90; Fax: 0032 16 32 62 11

Abstract

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In this study, expectant parents of twins were questioned about their feelings and need for information and counselling on the parenting of twins. Data were obtained from self-rating questionnaires and an interview with the expectant mother. From the results it is argued that expectant parents of twins need specific information and counselling about the medical, emotional and parenting issues of having twins. Guidelines for organising this counselling are proposed.

Keywords

twinspregnancyprenatalparentingcounselling
Type
Articles
Information
Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , 01 June 1998 , pp. 142 - 149
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998