Psychological aspects of ultrasound examinations during pregnancy;Psychologische Aspekte der Ultraschalluntersuchung während der Schwangerschaft1

Gynakologisch-geburtshilfliche Rundschau

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 119-124

  Schonholzer S M ^a   Gotzmann L ^a   Zimmermann, R ^a   Buddeberg, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fetal abnormalities; Pregnancy; Psychological aspects; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STRESS;

ABNORMALITIES; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034445831     PISSN: 10188843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053012     Document Type: Article

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