Elevated risk for neonatal outcome following denial of pregnancy: Results of a one-year prospective study compared with control groups

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Wessel, Jens ^a   Endrikat, Jan ^b   Büscher, Ulrich ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Denial; Fetal outcome; Pregnancy; Risks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0345701444     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2003.004     Document Type: Article

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