An Exploration of Health Concerns & Health-Promotion Behaviors in Pregnant Women over Age 35

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 329-334

  Viau, Paula A ^a,b   Padula, Cynthia A ^a   Eddy, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c Department of Physics and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Health concerns; Health promotion; Later childbearing; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK;

EID: 0345757597     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200211000-00006     Document Type: Article

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