International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

The prevalence and relevant factors of paternal depression during a partner’s pregnancy in Japan

Kumiko Kido
  • Kumiko Kido
  • Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Kagawa, Japan.
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Akemi Mitani
  • Akemi Mitani
  • Department of Midwifery, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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Yuko Uemura
  • Yuko Uemura
  • Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Kagawa, Japan.
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Masako Okano
  • Masako Okano
  • Department of Midwifery, Takarazuka University, Osaka, Japan.
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Keiko Matsumura
  • Keiko Matsumura
  • Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Kagawa, Japan.
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  •  Received: 24 August 2020
  •  Accepted: 09 October 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Kido, K., Mitani, A., Uemura, Y., Okano, M., & Matsumura, K. (2020). The prevalence and relevant factors of paternal depression during a partner’s pregnancy in Japan. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 12(4), 120-129.
Chicago /
Kumiko Kido, Akemi Mitani, Yuko Uemura, Masako Okano and Keiko Matsumura. "The prevalence and relevant factors of paternal depression during a partner’s pregnancy in Japan." International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 12, no. 4 (2020): 120-129.
MLA /
Kumiko Kido, et al. "The prevalence and relevant factors of paternal depression during a partner’s pregnancy in Japan." International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 12.4 (2020): 120-129.