Do women with epilepsy have more fear of childbirth during pregnancy compared with women without epilepsy? A case-control study

Birth

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-152

  Turner, Katherine ^a   Piazzini, Ada ^a   Franza, Albertina ^a   Canger, Raffaele ^a   Canevini, Maria Paola ^a   Marconi, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Fear of childbirth; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPILEPSY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; ODDS RATIO; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44349160696     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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