Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Journal of Reproductive and
Infant Psychology

JOINT EDITORS

Ken Gannon, St Bartholomew's & The Royal School of Medicine & Dentistry, UK
Suzanne Zeedyk, Department of Psychology, University of Dundee, UK

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

John Worobey, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
(North American Editor)
Mechthild Papousek, University of Munich, Germany
(European Editor)

BOOK REVIEW EDITOR

Olga van den Akker, University of Birmingham, UK

EDITORIAL BOARD AND
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology was begun by the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology in 1983, and is now the major source of published material on the psychological aspects of human reproduction. The Journal reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy.

Topics covered include: sexuality; fertility and infertility; menstruation and the menopause; pregnancy and childbirth; antenatal preparation; motherhood and fatherhood; neonatology and early infancy; infant feeding; early parent-child relationships; postnatal psychological disturbance and psychiatric illness; obstetrics and gynaecology; andrology and midwifery.

Regular special issues are devoted to major topical areas and have included highly successful collections on infertility, early child maltreatment, breast-feeding, pregnancy, child-care, miscarriage and the menopause.

Special Issues

1987 Volume 5, Number 3
Breastfeeding; Edited by P. Wright

1988 Volume 6, Number 3
Early Child Maltreatment; Edited by K. Brown

1989 Volume 7, Number 2
Infertility; Edited by R. Edelmann and E.M. Alder

1990 Volume 8, Number 2
Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Childbearing; Edited by F. Margison

1991 Volume 9, Numbers 2/3
Day Care for Young Children; Edited by E. Melhuish and D. Wolke

1991 Volume 9, Number 4
Family Planning and Reproductive Decisions; Edited by A. Walker and E. McNeill

1992 Volume 10, Number 2
The Menstrual Cycle; Edited by P. Warner and A. Walker

1993 Volume 11, Number 1
Psychological Aspects of Fetal Screening and the New Genetics; Edited by J.M. Green and M.P.M. Richards

1994 Volume 12, Number 1
Understanding the Experience and Emotional Consequences of Miscarriage; Edited by P. Slade and R. Cecil

1994 Volume 12, Number 3
Ethics at the Beginning of Life; Edited by J. Singleton and R. Drewett

1995 Volume 13, Number 2
The Menopause; Edited by M.S. Hunter and E.M. Alder

1996 Volume 14, Number 3
Longitudinal Studies of Early Development; Edited A. Slater and N. Marlow

Special issues are available at a special rate, please contact the Publisher for details.

Readership

The Journal caters for those working in developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine and health psychology, and those concerned with the psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing. It is particularly relevant for individuals concerned with interdisciplinary issues, including fundamental processes in behaviour and issues of health promotion and service organization.

Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology

The Society provides a forum for discussion for the many disciplines and specialities which have an interest in this subject. Through its Journal, its Annual Conference and other special conferences, workshops and seminars, the Society brings together the work, theoretical formulations and findings which would otherwise be dispersed widely.

Members of SRIP receive a subscription to the Journal as part of their membership. For further details contact:

Abstracting

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology is noted in ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature, Psychological Abstracts/PsycINFO/PsycLIT, Sociological Abstracts and Studies on Women Abstracts.