Past traumatic events: Are they a risk factor for high-risk pregnancy, delivery complications, and postpartum posttraumatic symptoms?

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Lev Wiesel, Rachel ^a   Chen, Roni ^b   Daphna Tekoah, Shir ^c   Hod, Moshe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREGNANT WOMEN; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149383984     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0774     Document Type: Article

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