Post‐Traumatic Growth in a Canadian Perinatal Population During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Examination
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Authors
- Gabrielle S. Logan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7007-9373)
- Renée M. El-Gabalawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3445-5607)
- Jada Benedictson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1515-8230)
- Natalie Mota
- Kristin Reynolds
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Birth
- Published
- 2026-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.70111
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00