Psychosocial factors associated with preterm uterine contractions

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 391-394

  Facchinetti, Fabio ^a   Ottolini, Fedra ^a,b   Fazzio, Marta ^a   Rigatelli, Marco ^a   Volpe, Annibale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation to pregnancy; Preterm labor, risk factors; Psychological distress; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 34948818242     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107568     Document Type: Article

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