Psychological outcome in women undergoing termination of pregnancy for ultrasound-detected fetal anomaly in the first and second trimesters: A pilot study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-392

  Davies, V ^a,c   Gledhill, J ^a   McFadyen, A ^a   Whitlow, B ^b   Economides, D ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fetal anomaly; Psychological health; Termination of pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL GRIEF SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 17444395553     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1854     Document Type: Article

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