Fear of childbirth in obstetrically low-risk nulliparous women in Sweden and Denmark

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-350

  Kjærgaard, Hanne ^a,c   Wijma, Klaas ^b   Dykes, Anna Karin ^c   Alehagen, Siw ^b  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Denmark; Fear of childbirth; Nulliparous women; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 55849096231     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830802408498     Document Type: Article

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