The effects on maternal anxiety of two-dimensional versus two-plus three-/four-dimensional ultrasound in pregnancies at risk of fetal abnormalities: A randomized study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-254

  Leung, K Y ^a,b   Ngai, C S W ^a   Lee, A ^b   Chan, H Y ^c   Leung, W C ^a   Lee, C P ^a   Tang, M H Y ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TSAN YUK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Anxiety; Fetus; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33748787396     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2844     Document Type: Article

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