title: Stepfamilies. 'A child of our own'.
abstract: An analysis of over 300 calls made to the Stepfamily telephone counselling service reveals the frequency and intensity of problems about pregnancy and young children in stepfamilies. BRIAN DIMMOCK highlights the pressure on stepmothers in particular and argues that professionals, including health visitors, need to be able to recognise the ways in which family structure can impact on people's lives.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Dimmock
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology