Fear of childbirth and pregnancy-related anxiety in women conceiving with assisted reproduction

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-76

  Poikkeus, P ^a   Saisto, T ^b   Unkila Kallio, L ^b   Punamaki, R L ^b   Repokari, L ^b   Vilska, S ^b   Tiitinen, A ^b   Tulppala, M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; BIRTH; FINLAND; INFERTILITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33746929905     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000222902.37120.2f     Document Type: Article

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