Group prenatal care and perinatal outcomes: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 110, Issue 2 I, 2007, Pages 330-339

  Ickovics, Jeannette R ^a   Kershaw, Trace S ^b   Westdahl, Claire ^b   Magriples, Urania ^b   Massey, Zohar ^b   Reynolds, Heather ^b   Rising, Sharon Schindler ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ECONOMICS; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 34548426533     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000275284.24298.23     Document Type: Article

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