Personality and fear of childbirth

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 814-820

  Ryding, Elsa Lena ^a   Wirfelt, Eva ^a   Wängborg, Ing Britt ^a   Sjögren, Berit ^a   Edman, Gunnar ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Delivery experience; Fear of childbirth; Pain; Personality; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DELIVERY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHASTHENIA; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIALIZATION; TEMPERAMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARTURITION; PERSONALITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEST ANXIETY SCALE;

EID: 34447124527     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701415079     Document Type: Article

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