An evaluation of midwives' counseling of pregnant women in fear of childbirth

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-17

  Ryding, Elsa Lena ^a   Persson, Asa ^a   Onell, Cecilia ^a   Kvist, Linda ^a  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Counseling; Fear of childbirth; Post traumatic stress; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COUNSELING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0037283089     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.820102.x     Document Type: Article

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