Suspicious findings in antenatal care and their implications from the mothers' perspective: A prospective study in Germany

Birth

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Petersen, Juliana ^a   Jahn, Albrecht ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Maternal anxiety; Pregnancy; Worries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 40149111419     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2007.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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